![]() ![]() Since the Monday raid, Trump and his allies in conservative media and in Congress have baselessly sowed doubt over the FBI’s actions, suggesting the feds planted evidence. He did so Thursday night on Truth Social, writing that he supports the “immediate release” of the warrant, though he declined to do so himself. ![]() The release was contingent upon Trump agreeing to allow the materials to go public. He added that he “personally approved” the search, and noted the “substantial public interest in this matter” as to why the DOJ sought to release the the investigative documents. The warrant’s release follows a Thursday press conference during which Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department had filed to have the warrant and property receipt for the search unsealed. (The Espionage Act covers far more than espionage, and it was likely invoked here for reasons related to the potential unlawful storing of information related to national security.) The statutes relate to removal or destruction of records, obstruction of an investigation, and violating the Espionage Act. The warrant, which was first reported on by Breitbart, shows an initial inventory page of 28 items, the first being “Executive Grant of Clemency re: Roger Jason Stone, Jr.” The second numbered item is “Leatherbound box of documents,” while Item 2A is “Various Classified/TS/SCI documents” and item 10A is “Miscellaneous Secret Documents.” The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the FBI recovered “around 20 boxes of items” from Mar-a-Lago on Monday, including 11 sets of classified documents.Īttachment B of the warrant reportedly states that FBI agents gathered evidence from Mar-a-Lago under three statutes: 18 U.S.C. The search warrant that led to the FBI’s raid of former Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate indicates the former president is under investigation for a potential violation of the Espionage Act, as well as obstruction of justice, several outlets reported on Friday. ![]()
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