A federal district judge approved search warrants on Aug. 5, days before the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s resort in Florida, court records show.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart issued warrants in response to multiple requests, including a warrant for electronic communications suspected to be relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation, according to docket entries.
Reinhart is one of three magistrate judges for the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida’s West Palm Beach location, which encompasses Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
FBI agents raided the resort on Aug. 8.
The warrant applications, the orders approving the applications, and other documents are under seal, meaning they are not available to the public….