FBI looked for nuclear documents during raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home: report
- The Washington Post said it was not clear if such documents were recovered when federal agents searched Trump’s Florida resort this week
- The FBI retrieved about 10 boxes from the property during the search which the Republican has portrayed it as political retribution
It was not clear if such documents were recovered at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, the Post said. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
The US Justice Department asked a judge on Thursday to make public the warrant that authorised the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, after Trump, a Republican, portrayed it as political retribution.
The request means the public could soon learn more about what investigators were looking for during the unprecedented search of a former president’s home.
The move was part of an investigation into whether Trump illegally removed records from the White House as he left office in January 2021, some of which the Justice Department believes are classified.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, the country’s top law enforcement officer and an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, told a news conference that he had personally approved the search. The Justice Department also seeks to make public a redacted receipt of the items seized.