The Justice Department has so far released few details about the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s estate in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, earlier in August. But a federal judge ruled Friday that the agency must release portions of the material that formed the basis of the research.
The document provides a clearer picture of why the FBI broke into the former president’s home
the post The materials show that it was documents previously handed over by Donald Trump to the National Archives that prompted the FBI to open a criminal investigation. Last January, the former president delivered 15 boxes of items he had brought from the White House to the property in Florida.
In 14 chests, the FBI found classified materials. In total, there were 184 different documents, 25 of which were classified as top secret. Based on the tags, the Federal Police fears they may contain information about the US defense. Because of the security rating, many documents were not actually allowed to leave certain government buildings.
The FBI has also assessed that the information risks revealing US agents, if it ends up in the wrong hands, he writes. The New York Times.
The results gave her The FBI has reason to believe that more sensitive documents were in Mar-a-Lago.
“There is reason to believe that documents containing classified defense information and presidential documents remain in the region,” the Justice Department wrote in the published document.
The Department of Justice, in contact with Donald Trump’s attorney, has confirmed that classified material is not allowed to be stored in Mar-a-lago. Then they received, among other things, the answer that Donald Trump during his presidency had the ability to raise the classification of documents.
since then Donald Trump is known to be a suspect in at least three crimes. The most serious concerns relating to the collection, dissemination or loss of confidential material and indirectly fall under US espionage laws. The other two are obstruction of justice and mishandling of government documents.
The Justice Department had earlier objected to the publication of the basis for the home inspection, as it risked harming the investigation. In order not to reveal witnesses and other information, large parts of the 32-page long document published on Friday have been concealed.
“If the identities of witnesses become known, they could face harm, such as retaliation, intimidation, harassment, or even danger to their physical health,” the Justice Department wrote, according to CNN.
This was it August 8 when the FBI raids Mar-a-Lago in Florida. During a home search, about 20 boxes of documents were confiscated, including 11 files containing classified material.
Afterward, Donald Trump claimed the campaign was politically motivated, and many Republicans criticized the FBI and the Department of Justice. The former president also made one lawsuit against the United States Government to temporarily prevent the FBI from reviewing seized materials.
On Friday night, the White House declined to comment on new information about the investigation.
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