Former President Donald Trump Blames FBI Days After Agent Raids His Mar-a-Lago Estate . We searched classified records he allegedly took from the White House.
Trump, 76, said Wednesday in a message on his media platform Truth Social that the FBI and other federal officials, including his lawyer, Said none of the staff would allow it. Somewhere near the area investigated during Monday's raid on his mansion."
"FBI and federal officials did not allow anyone, including my attorney, to be near the area that was disturbed or otherwise investigated during the raid on Marlago. I didn't," the former president wrote.
"Everyone was asked to leave the premises. They wanted no witnesses to what they were doing and what they were doing." He continued:
Trump's message ended with:
A message seeking a response from the FBI. was not immediately returned in the early hours of Wednesday.
The search warrant used by the FBI revealed evidence of the president's records and classified information stored there. The Post learned that the Post was focused only on.[23][24][24][24]Trump had sent FBI agents or Justice Department attorneys to an operation involving 30 agents from the Southern District of Florida and the federal government. Inside, he expressed concern that he had "planted something" by not allowing his attorney inside the 128-room estate.The Washington Bureau of the FBI.
The raid extended throughout the Trump family's living quarters in Marr's Largo, including the locked cellar where his 15 boxes of documents from the White House were kept. .
The box contains documents from Trump's tenure at his 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It reportedly contains letters from former President Barack Obama and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The materials were packaged by the General Services Administration and shipped to Mr. Trump's Lagos when he resigned in January 2020, a legal source told The Post. rice field.
Meanwhile, Trump's lawyers are working with federal officials to Return of documents to the National Archives and Records Administration, sources said.
A federal judge must sign off on a warrant authorizing Monday's raid after establishing that FBI agents showed probable causes before descending on Trump's property. I had to.
Justice Department spokesperson Dena Iverson declined to comment on the investigation, including whether Attorney General Merrick Garland had personally authorized it.
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