The search warrant heard “round-the-world” at Mar-a-Lago, Case No. 9:22-mj-08332-BER-1 (accessible at PACER with login), may not be as significant for what it authorized to search and seize as much as for what it did not specifically state.

The search warrant for the premises of former President Donald J. Trump, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, executed at 1100 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida, 33480, on Aug. 8, 2022 was issued on Aug. 5, 2022, by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida. The warrant resulted in headlines around the globe.