Prosecutors for the Southern District of New York are pushing back against an effort by The New York Times to unseal search warrants that authorized the raid against President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, according to Bloomberg.

The Times sent a letter this past week to U.S. District Judge William Pauley requesting documents related to the search of Cohen’s Park Avenue hotel room and Rockefeller Center office in April.

Bloomberg reported that the Times requested that the search warrants, related affidavits and court orders be unsealed.

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Federal prosecutors replied with a letter dated Friday announcing they would oppose the request, citing an ongoing grand jury investigation.

The raid prompted angry backlash from President Trump, who criticized it as a “disgraceful situation.”

The president characterized it as a break-in and “a total witch hunt.”

“It’s an attack on our country, in a true sense,” he told television cameras during a meeting with national security officials at the time.

Cohen eventually pleaded guilty in August to two campaign finance violations and said that Trump had directed him to arrange payments to two women who claimed to have had affairs with the president, including adult-film actress Stormy Daniels.

He also admitted to multiple counts of tax evasion and an account of tax fraud and is now cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE, who is investigating whether Trump or members of his inner circle colluded with Russia during the 2016 campaign.

Cohen, who once said he would “take a bullet” for the president, recently changed his political registration to the Democratic Party, signaling just how far he has fallen out with the president.