Merrick Garland calls Trump’s bluff

August 26, 2022

Though Trump has had the option to release the search warrant since Monday, it took a DOJ gambit to force the issue. DOJ clearly recognized that dynamic in its Thursday filing and emphasized that the decision was now, essentially, Trump’s. The search warrant executed by the FBI on Monday was only described in vague generalities by Trump’s own lawyers. NOW,” wrote Trump ally Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Twitter. The search warrant must be published.