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Judge who approved FBI's Mar-a-Lago search represented client related to Jeffrey Epstein

Reinhardt's decision to grant the FBI's warrant request to search Trump's resort caused an uproar among Republicans. sparked. “Weaponization” of the Justice Department.

But one local prosecutor said his Reinhart, who has been a magistrate since 2018, is "well respected" in the Palm Beach County legal community. Reinhart is married to circuit judge Carolyn Bell, a former federal prosecutor appointed to the bench by the government at the time. Republican Rick Scott, currently in the Senate.

"He is a former prosecutor and defense attorney and is known for being methodical," said Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave He Aronberg. He was a Democrat elected state attorney and had worked for Republican Attorney General Pam. Bondi.

"He's not going to make judgments anytime soon," Aronberg added.

Reinhart could not be reached for comment.

Magistrates are not appointed by the President, but by district judges. Their duties include handling public hearings, handling technical matters in civil cases, and approving whether to approve search warrants.

Reinhart, who holds a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and also graduated from Princeton University, worked for the Treasury Department, the public interest arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, and was an assistant to United Airlines for more than 11 years. rice field. state attorney. According to his Reinhart biography published by the private law firm where he worked for about six years, during that time he was responsible for more than 100 of his grand jury investigations.

He worked as a federal prosecutor until January 1, 2008, a day later he became a defense attorney representing Epstein employees,in the 2018 Miami Herald. According to the article.According to the Herald, the employees included women who were called sex slaves by Epstein's pilot, his scheduler, and some of Epstein's victims. Epstein committed suicide at a federal prison in Manhattan in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.

The Herald also reported that Reinhart was named in a 2011 lawsuit accused of violating Department of Justice policy on behalf of employees.

Law 360 announced in June thatthat Google had Reinhart has agreed to Google's demands after a tech company won a lawsuit for blacklisting its site. The site was owned by conservatives.

Reinhart did not decide on the underlying litigation, but instead ruled on the legal fees dispute. Law 360 reports that Reinhart reduced his Google bill from over $200,000 to his just over $145,000.

According to federal campaign finance records, Reinhart contributed his $1,000 to President Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008 and his $1,000 to the Obama Victory Fund, a community fundraising committee. donated. He also donated $500 to former Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush in 2016 when he was running for president. gave $4,550 to a handful of candidates, including Aronberg, along with other candidates including judges, state attorneys, public defenders, and Democrats running for Florida's House of Representatives.