Yes, they had the hearing last week, and the judge said he was open to unsealing it. Next the DOJ will suggest redactions.
The judge still has a self-interest here, if the affadavit is dog poop, he’ll look foolish for approving the warrant.
Foolish and complicit.
If this thing looks as bad as it’s starting to, his out is that the Affiant, FBI Agent, and the US Attorney that presented the warrant lied. His job is to take them at their word. Don’t matter if or how much they lied. It isn’t his job to verify the information they provide.
Basically, they give him a story to establish Probable Cause. If the story makes sense, then he signs the warrant. Later, during a Suppression Hearing the defense has the opportunity to challenge every sentence of the affidavit/story and prove that Probable Cause did NOT exist. That’s where they catch them in their lies.
IE….confidential source told me this because they saw XYZ in the safe. Pres Trump shows that there is no way for the source to have known anything as they were never in the building.
And in federal court, sources will be identified and cross examined.
That happens, warrant tossed. Everything returned. Lawsuits dropped on everyone.