Donald Trump and Trump Jr. Mock DOJ With Fake Redacted Images

The Trump family has criticized the release of the redacted affidavit which was used to obtain a search warrant at the former president's Florida home with a series of memes and jokes.

A judge ordered the release of the 38-page affidavit that the Department of Justice used to justify the FBI search at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort as part of an investigation into whether he illegally removed classified documents from the White House when he left office last January.

Among some of the key details from the unsealing of the document was the claim from prosecutors that there is "probable cause" to believe evidence of obstruction will be found at Trump's home as more classified information could be recovered beyond the 15 boxes the National Archives retrieved in January.

In response to the unsealing of the document, Trump and two of his children, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who have all said the FBI raid for classified documents was unjust and politically motivated, mocked the release of the affidavit which contained several heavily redacted pages.

In a statement and via his Truth Social account, Trump wrote "they missed a page!" while sharing an edited affidavit page where the only words that can be seen are "Make America Great Again."

Trump's sons also mocked the release of the restricted document, and the suggestion that making it available to the public would explain the reasoning behind the search.

On Instagram, Trump Jr. shared an image of his father playing golf with a long black rectangle obscuring his groin area along with the caption "Redact this!!!"

Trump Jr. also posted a gif on Instagram showing a clip of President Joe Biden repeatedly falling up the stairs while boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in March 2021 superimposed over a fully redacted affidavit page.

On Twitter, Trump Jr. wrote "Well this really clears things up," while sharing an image of three pages of the affidavit in which all the words are redacted.

Eric Trump also tweeted three pages of the affidavit in which all but one of the lines had been redacted. "What a joke... 'Transparency,'" he added.

In his written decision Judge Bruce Reinhart said that the DOJ had met its burden in showing that a full disclosure of the affidavit would reveal "the identities of witnesses, law enforcement agents, and uncharged parties, as well as the investigation's "strategy, direction, scope, sources, and methods" and protected grand jury information.

Reinhart added that the DOJ would also able to prove that the redactions are "narrowly tailored to serve the Government's legitimate interest in the integrity of the ongoing investigation and are the least onerous alternative to sealing the entire Affidavit."

The former president hit out at the "heavily" redacted affidavit in another Truth Social post on Friday.

"Nothing mentioned on 'Nuclear,' a total public relations subterfuge by the FBI & DOJ, or our close working relationship regarding document turnover—WE GAVE THEM MUCH," Trump wrote.

He added: "Judge Bruce Reinhart should NEVER have allowed the Break-In of my home. He recused himself two months ago from one of my cases based on his animosity and hatred of your favorite President, me. What changed? Why hasn't he recused himself on this case? Obama must be very proud of him right now."

Trump spokesperson Taylor Budowich also tweeted that the release of the redacted affidavit is proof that the Biden administration is "desperate to cover up their unprecedented, unnecessary, and un-American raid" against Trump.

"This is a grave travesty, and what is unredacted only further supports President Trump's position, there was NO reason for a raid—it is all politics!"

Newsweek has contacted the DOJ for comment.