Reasons for unsealing the search warrant

[MaryMagdaline]

My guesses:
1. Judge was defense attorney … skews towards openness
2. Judge is liberal … skews towards openness
3. Judge believes openness serves democracy
4. Judge believes affidavit for warrant was well-founded and will vindicate him for issuing warrant

So … his principles and his own self-interest are aligned.

[RAB910]

1. How about he was rattled by the death threats

[ananda]

2. And the way the media will portray him, making him a target anyway.

nt

[brooklynite]

7. Amazing how many people the folks here think are cowards.....

[RAB910]

9. I am not sure I would call someone rattled by many death threats and public attacks and slander

a coward. I think I would call them human

[brooklynite]

10. I would call them a coward if they violated their professional responsibilities for that fear...

Fortunately, I don't buy another unsupported conspiracy, so I have no reason to believe he issued the affidavit materials out of fear.

[Nevilledog]

3. He's not unsealing the affidavit.

He directed the DOJ to redact it and then show it to him. It will be almost entirely redacted.

None of your reasons are legally supported.

[EndlessWire]

5. It was my understanding that

he asked for several different versions of the redacted document. He did say that there were parts that could be shown; did he specify to the attorneys which parts those were?

I'd do like people have suggested: black out the whole thing a la Mueller. Plus, release whatever procedural parts the DOJ is okay with. I suppose that they can play with the redaction, and the Judge did say that he doesn't care if it is useful to the press. So, there's that. But, I am disappointed. because of the appeals that will surely come if the redaction is done really well.

[Nevilledog]

8. If the judge wants to release ANYTHING the DOJ objects to, it'll be appealed

[Mr.Bill]

4. A judge should not act for any of those reasons.

He should act only because it is legally the proper thing to do.

[Sneederbunk]

6. MSM definitely wants to try this case in the media.

So do the MAGAts.