Republicans Call for Release of Affidavit That Justified FBI Mar-a-Lago Raid

Republicans are calling for the release of an FBI affidavit that lays out in detail the legal justification for the search of President Donald Trump’s Florida residence. They want to know exactly what persuaded a federal judge to issue the search warrant, given that the affidavit of the Mar-a-Lago raid has yet to be made public. “Releasing the affidavit would help, at least that would confirm that there was justification for this raid,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Aug. 14. A search warrant used by the FBI and an inventory of seized documents released last…