Reinhart said he would “give the government a full and fair opportunity” to make redactions to the document, and ordered them to turn in the redacted version by next Thursday. He said he would then review the document and either order its release if he agrees with the redaction or hold a closed-door hearing with the government if he disagrees.

During a hearing that lasted just over an hour, Jay Bratt, a top counterintelligence and national security official at DOJ, argued the “detailed and reasonably lengthy” document needed to be kept completely under wraps because it contains “substantial grand jury” information in a “unique” case with “national security overtones.”

He also said the government is “very concerned about the safety of the witnesses” in the case whose identities could become compromised if the affidavit is unsealed. Bratt pointed to “amateur sleuths on the internet” who could “maybe find personal information.” He noted that FBI agents involved in the search have been doxxed online, and noted last week’s nail gun attack at a Cincinnati FBI building by a Trump supporter who was outraged by the search.