After months of increasing scrutiny into the boxes of White House documents that Trump took with him to Florida after his presidency ended, the FBI executed a raid on the Mar-a-Lago estate.
The Mar-a-Lago estate is owned by former President Donald Trump.
The National Archives said in February that it had arranged for the transport of 15 boxes of White House documents from Mar-a-Lago that should have been turned over to them.
According to multiple outlets, Trump kept the documents for months and only gave them up when he was threatened with legal action.
The Presidential Records Act requires documents to be preserved and turned over to the Archives if they are removed by Trump.
According to the Washington Post, a grand jury was convened in the case and issued subpoenas as of May, after the Department of Justice was asked to investigate Trump taking the recovered documents to Mar-a-Lago.
According to CNN, investigators traveled to Mar-a-Lago in June in order to get more information about the documents and where they were kept.
A source familiar with the investigation told CNN that the FBI had taken boxes of items with them when they raided Mar-a-Lago.
If any, what punishments will be faced by Trump? Legal experts told CNN that the Presidential Records Act wouldn't result in charges against Trump if he broke it. The removal or destruction of government property can be punished with a fine and up to three years in prison. If Trump is charged for violating that statute, the issue of whether he should be barred from holding the presidency is likely to be argued in a court of law. It is possible that Trump could face other charges, such as obstruction of justice, in connection to the documents.
According to a former prosecutor, the FBI advises against politically sensitive moves within 90 days of an election. The next election is on November 8th.
The FBI raided Trump's home and he denied any wrongdoing. The raid on my home was not necessary after I worked and cooperated with the Government agencies.
Eric Trump confirmed the probe was centered on the documents he had brought with him to the estate after the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago. Obtaining federal search warrants like the one that FBI agents would have needed to search Mar-a-Lago requires a judge to agree that there is probable cause of a crime. According to the New York Times, Attorney General Garland would have had to sign off on the raid for it to proceed. Even President Nixon received a subpoena for his recordings, according to Barbara McQuade, a former federal prosecutor. The DOJ is investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol building and the events leading up to it, as well as Trump himself and his actions after the 2020 presidential election, according to reports.
Trump said that FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago in an "unannounced raid".
CNN assessed Trump's risk if he mishandled documents.
We don't know much about the FBI's raid on Donald Trump.
A report says a grand jury is investigating the transfer of White House records.
The National Archives says it found classified national security information in boxes.
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