The Texas Tribune, the Associated Press, Gannett, Gray Media Group and Hearst signed on to a request on Tuesday asking a federal court to unseal a search warrant used in the January FBI raid of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home and campaign office.
“The adequacy of the Justice Department’s guidance on taking overt investigative steps close-in-time to an election is a subject of keen public interest and a source of recurring public debate,” the news organizations write in their request.
Cuellar’s office deferred comment to Berman, his lawyer. Berman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The FBI declined to comment. The Associated Press, Gannett, Gray Media Group and Hearst also signed on to the request, filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas. Gannett and Hearst both operate numerous major Texas newspapers, and Gray Media Group owns Texas television stations including KGNS - Laredo. Lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are representing the news organizations for free.
In addition to the search warrant, the news outlets request the search warrant applications, supporting affidavits and any other related records., happening Sept. 22-24 in Austin.
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