Judge Bruce Reinhart, who infamously signed off the search warrant to raid Mar-a-Lago, is shown by a newly released affidavit to have authorized an egregious pressure campaign to get a witness in the classified documents case to “flip” on former President Donald Trump.
Department of Justice attorney Jay Bratt, who is a member of Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s team, submitted warrants for highly invasive searches for witness Walt Nauta to Judge Reinhart, who promptly authorized them, as revealed by the affidavit.
Nauta is accused of moving boxes of classified documents at Donald Trump’s behest and misleading prosecutors. He faces, along with Trump, five counts of concealing or withholding documents and taking part in a conspiracy to obstruct justice, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
As demonstrated by the newly released affidavit, the controversial judge signed off on an egregious pressure campaign that effectively intimidated the witness and violated his privacy rights.
Legal analyst and court reporter Julie Kelly explained how the pressure tactics should be seen through the prism of Bratt attempting to get Nauta to “flip” on Donald Trump.
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