Headlines from the last seven days
1 UNITED STATES
Affidavit in FBI Mar-a-Lago search ‘should stay sealed’
The justice department has asked a judge not to release the affidavit that gave the FBI probable cause to search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, worsening distrust among top Trump aides casting about for any insight into the intensifying criminal investigation surrounding the former president.
The affidavit should not be unsealed because it could reveal the scope of the investigation into Trump’s unauthorised retention of government secrets, the justice department argued, after the Mara-Lago search warrant showed it referenced potential violations of three criminal statutes.
FBI agents a week ago seized around 20 boxes of materials, executing a search warrant that referenced the Espionage Act outlawing the unauthorised retention of national security information that could harm the United States or aid an adversary.
The justice department said it did not oppose unsealing both a cover page and a sealing order. It also said the disclosure could harm its ability to gain cooperation from witnesses not only in the Mar-a-Lago investigation but also additional ones that would appear to involve the former president.
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2 UNITED NATIONS
Grenadian minister gets brief for climate goals
The next UN climate chief will be Simon Stiell, the environment minister of Grenada, a surprise appointment that will cement the importance of holding global
