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WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that federal agents confirmed that it had searched former President Donald Trump's Florida residence to investigate whether he illegally removed records from the White House upon leaving office.
28} U.S. Chief Law Enforcement Officer Garland said he personally endorsed Trump's decision to search his home.He saidthat Trump himself had After announcing the investigation in a statement, it said the Justice Department had asked the court to open a search warrant filed as part of the investigation in the "substantial public interest." Monday night.
The unprecedented search at Trump's resort, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, is one of many he faces during his tenure and in his personal business. , showed significant escalation.
Garland's Justice Department faced heavy criticism and online intimidation this week following the raid. Trump supporters and some of his Republicans in Washington have accused Democrats of weaponizing federal bureaucrats and targeting Trump.
The FBI saidarmed individuals attempted to break into its offices in Cincinnati early Thursday morning, calling it a "serious incident." , said police officers engaged in a shootout with a male suspect in body armor.
Garland condemned attacks against FBI and Justice Department officials. "When their decency is unfairly attacked, I will not sit on the sidelines," he said.
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