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This guy was a 22 year AUSA, now a defense attorney. So he sees this as a really big deal.
WOW WOW WOW -- the most consequential legal order today might have come out of FL and not SCOTUS (although the SEC and EPA cases are big).
The FL judge has denied the Trump defense request for a Franks hearing, but IS GRANTING the request for an evidentiary hearing on the balance of the motion to suppress.
This is over the "vigorous opposition" of the Special Counsel as described by the Order.
This means to FBI Agents and MAYBE DOJ officials will likely be questioned under oath about the search warrant and the execution of the search.
The Govt NEVER wants there to be such an evidentiary hearing prior to trial because so much info can be developed by the defense prior to trial that would otherwise not be the case.
ANY time you can get Govt witnesses under oath in a transcript, you have more info to work with in preparing for trial or to otherwise challenge the case.
HUGE development -- known to those of us who understand where they path might lead.