The Washington Post reports that FBI agents searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents about nuclear weapons that the former President was suspected of improperly removing from the White House.
An article shed light on why federal law enforcement raided a former president’s residence. Earlier this week, a search was conducted that sparked a political firestorm. According to the Post’s report based on unnamed sources, the government was concerned that documents might be stored in Trump’s residence.
In a lengthy statement posted Monday, Trump described the raid at his Florida home as another example of political federal law enforcement targeting him.
It soon emerged that the FBI was searching for documents Trump had taken home in violation of federal record-keeping laws that the National Archives had sought.
A source told the Post that the search shows government officials’ urgency to prevent highly sensitive documents from falling into the wrong hands. According to the newspaper, sources did not reveal what information was contained in the documents or whether FBI agents found them.
Earlier this week, two senior government officials told Newsweek agents were seeking classified “national defense information.” The raid was timed so Trump would be a way to minimize political fallout.
According to Trump, the search was unnecessary after his lawyers had cooperated with relevant government agencies.
In the statement, Trump described it as prosecutorial misconduct, weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who don’t want him to run for President in 2024.
Conservative politicians and media figures aligned with Trump quickly closed ranks, saying the raid was politically motivated and reminiscent of a “banana republic” or “third-world country.” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy promised hearings targeting U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland should Republicans retake the chamber this fall.
As Garland announced, Justice Department lawyers had asked a federal judge to release the search warrant to inspect Trump’s home.
As a result of the former President’s public confirmation of the search, the surrounding circumstances, and the substantial public interest in this matter, Department filed the motion to make the warrant and receipt public.
Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the FBI’s decision to seek a search warrant on Thursday. Additionally, he revealed that the Justice Department asked a federal court for permission to unseal the search warrant that authorized the raid.
In June, federal investigators served a grand jury subpoena and collected documents believed to contain sensitive national security information. According to the Wall Street Journal, a person familiar with the stored papers told investigators there might still be more classified materials at the private club. Justice Department officials doubt Trump’s team’s honesty regarding what records remain at Mar-a-Lago.
Several months after Trump left office, the National Archives and Records Administration collected about 15 boxes worth of material from Mar-a-Lago that officials said should have been turned over. According to National Archives officials, classified material was found in the trove.
Attorney for Donald Trump said FBI agents seized about a dozen boxes during the latest raid. As of yet, Trump has not shared a copy of the FBI warrant, and his attorneys can challenge the Justice Department’s motion to unseal the record.
The Washington Post reports that FBI agents searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents about nuclear weapons that the former President was suspected of improperly removing from the White House.
An article shed light on why federal law enforcement raided a former president’s residence. Earlier this week, a search was conducted that sparked a political firestorm. According to the Post’s report based on unnamed sources, the government was concerned that documents might be stored in Trump’s residence.
In a lengthy statement posted Monday, Trump described the raid at his Florida home as another example of political federal law enforcement targeting him.
It soon emerged that the FBI was searching for documents Trump had taken home in violation of federal record-keeping laws that the National Archives had sought.
A source told the Post that the search shows government officials’ urgency to prevent highly sensitive documents from falling into the wrong hands. According to the newspaper, sources did not reveal what information was contained in the documents or whether FBI agents found them.
Earlier this week, two senior government officials told Newsweek agents were seeking classified “national defense information.” The raid was timed so Trump would be a way to minimize political fallout.
According to Trump, the search was unnecessary after his lawyers had cooperated with relevant government agencies.
In the statement, Trump described it as prosecutorial misconduct, weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who don’t want him to run for President in 2024.
Conservative politicians and media figures aligned with Trump quickly closed ranks, saying the raid was politically motivated and reminiscent of a “banana republic” or “third-world country.” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy promised hearings targeting U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland should Republicans retake the chamber this fall.
As Garland announced, Justice Department lawyers had asked a federal judge to release the search warrant to inspect Trump’s home.
As a result of the former President’s public confirmation of the search, the surrounding circumstances, and the substantial public interest in this matter, Department filed the motion to make the warrant and receipt public.
Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the FBI’s decision to seek a search warrant on Thursday. Additionally, he revealed that the Justice Department asked a federal court for permission to unseal the search warrant that authorized the raid.
In June, federal investigators served a grand jury subpoena and collected documents believed to contain sensitive national security information. According to the Wall Street Journal, a person familiar with the stored papers told investigators there might still be more classified materials at the private club. Justice Department officials doubt Trump’s team’s honesty regarding what records remain at Mar-a-Lago.
Several months after Trump left office, the National Archives and Records Administration collected about 15 boxes worth of material from Mar-a-Lago that officials said should have been turned over. According to National Archives officials, classified material was found in the trove.
Attorney for Donald Trump said FBI agents seized about a dozen boxes during the latest raid. As of yet, Trump has not shared a copy of the FBI warrant, and his attorneys can challenge the Justice Department’s motion to unseal the record.