The FBI is investigating Donald Trump for a possible violation of the Espionage Act, as well as the removal of classified documents from the former president's Florida estate. An item labeled "Info re: President of France", a handwritten note, and documents marked with "TS/SCI" are some of the documents that Donald Trump possessed. One of the items taken from Mar-a-Lago this week was a reference to one of Trump's closest associates who received a pardon in late 2020. The warrant shows that Trump was being investigated for violating the Espionage Act and for removing or destroying records. Penalties can be imposed if you are found guilty under the statutes. The national security threat that federal investigators believed the missing documents presented is underscored by the fact that the documents will be released later Friday. The Attorney General approved the search of the estate last week. Four days after Trump publicly confirmed the court-authorized search of his Mar-a-Lago home by the FBI, the documents were disclosed. The seriousness of the probe is underscored by the details in the warrant.
Since Monday, Trump has said that he has cooperated with investigators from the National Archives and FBI for months and that the search was unwarranted. After several rounds of negotiations in which materials were recovered by the Archives, federal investigators believed Trump hadn't returned everything.
Dozens of items were seized, most of them described in vague terms like a leather bound box of documents, a binder of photos and a handwritten note.
There are items on the list that show the presence of classified information.
Grant Smith said that Stone has no knowledge of the facts surrounding his clemency documents appearing on the inventory of items seized from Mar-a-Lago.
The public release of the search warrant and receipt of materials was confirmed by the Justice Department shortly after 3 p.m.
She gave reporting.
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