DOJ asked court to open FBI search warrant for Trump Mar-Arago property
FBI The "classified information" agents were looking for, according to new reports, during a dramatic search of theMar-a-Lagohome ofDonald Trump"nuclear documents". was looking for
As the FBIsearch continues, theDepartment of Justice filed a motion to open the search warrant used by federal agents to seize it. Documents from the Florida home of former President Donald Trump.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the move, highlighting that the decision was not taken lightly and that he personally endorsed the decision to seek the warrant.
Meanwhile, the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago reportedly involved a resort informant who allegedly provided information Trump and his team did not hand over. All relevant documents kept in the former president's Florida residence that turned out to have been facilitated by leaking them to authorities. It's not yet clear who the informant was, but agents were seen searching private areas, including bedrooms, during Monday's raid.
The former president and several members of his legal team claimed without providing evidence that investigators may have planted evidence in his home33}
Mr. Trump yesterday admitted Fifth Amendment 440 at the time of his deposition to a lengthy New York State investigation into his real estate transactions. His children, Ivanka and Donald Jr., have taken depositions in a civil investigation after months of fighting subpoenas seeking testimony.
Trump uses QAnon theme song in denunciation campaign video
Donald Trumprecent campaign-style video posted on social media platform Truth SocialQAnon Conspiracy theory slogans.
Maroosha Muzaffar has a story.
QAnon community members say the song "Richard Feelgood" was included in Trump's video
I was looking for "classified nuclear documents" during the search.
New reports say FBI agents searched for "classified nuclear documents" during a dramatic search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. was
Attorney General Merrick Garland urges DOJ to have Florida federal judge unlock search warrant after barrage of criticism from ex-President and many Republicans A few hours after I said I wanted it.
Government officials said the information "could fall into the wrong hands."
on Wednesday night, a Fox News panel justified a search by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was loudly criticized by the host for suggesting that former President Donald Trump must have been wrong. at his Mar-a-Lago mansion.
Slavasti Dasgupta reports.
Bolton assassinated after being "embarrassed by the low price"
Donald Trumpformer National Security Advisor John Bolton offered $300,000 to assassinate him. He was offered a low price and said he was "embarrassed" that Iranian military operatives assassinated him with a click of his tongue.
Shweta Sharma has a story.
"I thought it was more expensive. But maybe it was an exchange rate problem or something." FBI investigation deepens ties between Republicans and Trump
Donald Trump elected governor of Wisconsin makes easy favorite of Republican establishment defeated by
In Connecticut, the state that launched the Bush family and its brand of compassionate conservatism, the fierce Senate candidate who pushed Trump's election The Republicancandidate who lied and upset the state. Meanwhile, in Washington, Republicans from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green defended Trump from his unprecedented FBI investigation.
Just this week.
Rapid development embodied a singular position at the top of a party that the former president had spent the past seven years dismantling and rebuilding. Faced with mounting legal vulnerabilities and considering the upcoming presidential election, he needs support from his party to sustain his political career. But many in the party need Trump, whether they like it or not.
In battleground Wisconsin, Donald Trump's elected governor
Public vote support for presidential election overall Eliminating the
Electoral College and moving to a popular voting system is a record high as Americans continue to worry about the country's direction. Height.
More Americans than ever support abolition of the Electoral College
Report: Several items labeled "top secret" seized by the FBI In one document
Maggie Haberman The New York Times stated that some of the contents of the boxes taken by the FBI were labeled "Top Secret". , reports that it contained an "array of classified material."
Analysis: How Merrick Garland Called Donald Trump's Bluff
But on Thursday, when the Justice Department announced it had asked the court to open the Mar-a-Lago search warrant given to the FBI,Merrick Garland The Attorney General did something else too – he calledDonald Trump's bluff.
"A property receipt is a document that federal law requires law enforcement to keep with a property owner," Garland told the Department of Justice in Washington, DC.
"In light of the former President's public confirmation, the State Department has released the warrant and receipts after investigating the circumstances and the substantive public interest in this matter. I have filed a motion to do so."
In other words, wait or shut up, Mr. Trump.
Andrew Buncombe, chief US correspondent for The Independent, examines how Garland posed a challenge for the former president .
Analysis: You'll soon find out who's telling the truth
More members of Trump Cabinet speaking to committee on Jan. 6
More members of the Trump Cabinet are testifying or are in talks with a House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
The Commission recently interviewed former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and is in talks with former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
Former National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien is scheduled to testify before the commission tomorrow, sources told NBC News.
Mr. Chao and Mr. DeVos resigned the day after the Capitol riots and discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Mr. Trump from power.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly met with the commission on Tuesday and also discussed the proposed 25th Amendment, according to CNN
The network also reports that the Commission is negotiating terms for a potential interview with former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe.
A total of nine Cabinet-level Trump officials are known to have been involved on the committee.
Is Trump being investigated under the Espionage Act?
The Independentsaid John Bowden of The Independentsaid Trump's handling of classified documents was spying on him if it was found that he had mismanaged national security. I am looking into how it falls under the parameters of the law in his documentation.
Potential criminal activity can be more serious than simple record violations
