Quick take: The Department of Justice's position on the affidavit

 As of today, we still do not know what documents Trump stole and concealed, but the Department of Justice is arguing that nothing in the affidavit for the search warrant can be revealed, given the seriousness of the investigation and the documents involved.  Here is the issue.  The DoJ is raising expectations.  At some point, we will find out what Trump stole, and if this isn't "yuge," then Houston, we have a problem.  As I have said-- and I do not appear to be alone in this assessment-- this is the most serious legal risk Trump has ever faced, and the current DoJ position almost locks them into an indictment because if they don't, then the question will be, how dare they assert that matters are this serious, and then do nothing?

What happens?  I still don't know.  It would be unusual to unseal an affidavit, yet the government's argument here is not merely, "that's not standard procedure."  The DoJ's argument is raising expectations, and it may not be able to meet them.

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