US Attorney General Merrick Garland told federal investigators Thursday that Donald Trump had said he personally authorized him to seek a court warrant to search his Florida home. of the White House records.
In a brief televised statement, Garland announced that the Department of Justice had asked a federal court in Florida to open a search warrant and property receipts to Trump's agents.
“In light of the former president's official confirmation of the search, the circumstances surrounding it, and the substantial public interest in the matter, the Department of Defense decided to file a motion to release the warrant and receipts. We made a decision," Garland said.
Garland defended the Justice Department's decision to search Trump's home, saying, "The Department does not take such a decision lightly."
The FBI has been investigating Trump's handling of White House records since the National Archives announced it had belatedly recovered 15 boxes of White House documents containing classified information and called for an investigation. I was.
During Monday's raid, the FBI removed several boxes of documents from Trump's possessions.
He signed a warrant to search Trump's home after a federal magistrate determined the FBI had reason to enter his home, Garland said.
Trump was in New York when the FBI raided his home in Florida, announcing it was underway on the Truth Social Platform, writing: Previous. "
