The Washington Post newspaper says the FBI was looking for “classified documents relating to nuclear weapons” at Donald Trump’s Florida home when agents raided Mar-a-Lago on Monday, citing people familiar with the investigation. The former US president has called for the “immediate” release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his estate, hours after the Justice Department had asked a court to unseal the warrant, with Attorney General Merrick Garland citing the “substantial public interest in this matter.” In messages posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “Not only will I not oppose the release of documents … I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents.” He continued to assail the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago as “unAmerican, unwarranted and unnecessary.” “Release the documents now!” he wrote. The Justice Department request to unseal the search warrant paperwork is striking because it traditionally remains sealed during a pending investigation.
via euronews: FBI looked for ‘classified nuclear weapons documents’ at Trump home, says newspaper
siehe auch: Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home Searched by FBI: What to Know Search escalated an investigation into former president’s handling of classified White House documents Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s private golf club and residence, was the site of an FBI search. FBI agents searched the Florida home of former President Donald Trump on Aug. 8. Here’s what we know so far about the search—an escalation of the investigation into Mr. Trump’s handling of classified White House documents. Why did the FBI search the residence of former President Donald Trump? People familiar with the search say it was part of a long-running investigation into whether White House records—some of them classified—were taken to Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s private golf club and residence, when he left office. Under a Watergate-era law known as the Presidential Records Act, such documents must be turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration at the end of each presidential administration. Agents searched storage space at Mar-a-Lago and areas in Mr. Trump’s personal residence, removing about 10 boxes, according to people familiar with the matter.