Donald Trump's resort, Mar Arago, is believed to have been raided by FBI agents looking for nuclear documents.
The 76-year-old former president has sought release of documents related to the search, which he branded as "un-American, baseless and unnecessary."
Neither Trump nor he nor the FBI said anything about what was recovered during the Monday raid.
It is also unclear exactly what the FBI agents were looking for when they arrived at the property around 6:30 am.
but , The Washington Post reported yesterday that investigators were looking for documents related to nuclear weapons, and other sources said Trump may have taken the documents from the White House before he resigned.
This allegation was filed on the same day that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said he was requesting federal court to remove the search warrant. } .
Trump called the raid a "burglary" in response to the request late Thursday night.
He added:
``This unprecedented political weaponization of law enforcement is inappropriate and highly unethical. The world is watching."
Trump also branded the raids a "witch hunt" and attacked them in "great numbers." of the agents involved.
To obtain a warrant, federal officials would have had to prove to a judge that they had reason to believe that a crime had been committed.
Garland argued that but declined to provide further details about the decision or the content of the warrant at a press conference.
He said: I will not stand by when their integrity is unjustly attacked.
“The men and women of the FBI and the Department of Justice are dedicated, patriotic public servants who, every day, defend their civil rights and protect the American people from violent crime, terrorism and other threats. He does so at great personal cost and risk to himself.''
Trump said before the investigation that his legal team was "cooperating fully."
The former president also said he would hand over "whatever they wanted, whenever we had it."
Motion mentions public interest in opening warrant – Likely to reveal how Trump handled classified documents – is "clear and strong."
Trump's raid comes several days after the National Archives asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into Republicans' handling of classified records. It was done months later.
Officials sent Marshal to recover 15 boxes of files in January. We visited the a-Lago that was due to be handed over when Trump resigned, some of which were labeled "classified."
Authorities say threats against government agencies have increased after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago.
Officers arrested Man Ricky of Ohio yesterday afternoon after 42-year-old allegedly attacked an FBI field office in Cincinnati in body armor. You shot Schiffer, armed with a nail gun and an AR 15-style assault rifle.
Truth Social – Donald Trump's social his media his platform – A post from an account believed to belong to Shiffer appeared to have confessed to the attack, and the FBI is now We are investigating the possibility of a distant link to right-wing.
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