Judge Rejects Bid for Media Access to Records Related to Mar-a-Lago Grand Jury Subpoena

A federal judge has rejected a bid by media organizations to gain access to records related to a dispute over compliance with a grand jury subpoena for classified documents stored at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate.

The chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington, Beryl Howell, issued an order Saturday turning down efforts by news outlets, including POLITICO, to obtain the legal pleadings related to the fight, as well as transcripts of related closed-door court sessions.

News organizations attempted in December to gain access to a proceeding Howell held with Trump’s lawyers reportedly relating to contempt proceedings connected to Trump’s compliance with the Mar-a-Lago documents probe, but the judge declined to admit a passel of journalists who had gathered in the hallway outside her courtroom to seek entry to the hearing.

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