The new date is August 12, 2022.
After the Department of Justice and Trump's attorneys approved the release of the search warrant, a federal judge sealed it on Friday.
The Mar-a-Lago estate is owned by President Donald Trump.
The documents, which the DOJ asked to be released Thursday, include the search warrant, two attachments to the document and a redacted document listing items that were seized during the Mar- A-Lago search.
There were 20 boxes of materials taken during the raid, along with various classified materials, top secret and confidential documents, photos, and a handwritten note.
The Espionage Act is one of three federal statutes that were included in the attachment.
The FBI obtained a warrant to search the 45 Office at Mar-A-Lago, as well as storage rooms and places where materials could be stored, but investigators did not seek access to those areas.
Even as he continued to claim that the FBI raid was unwarranted and unnecessary, Trump said in a statement that he was eager to release the documents.
According to the Washington Post, investigators conducted the raid in part to look for classified documents, but they may not have disclosed any classified information. According to the Wall Street Journal, the documents labeled "top secret" on the list are meant to be only available in special government facilities.
If any, what punishments will be faced by Trump? The FBI is looking into whether Trump violated the Espionage Act, which prohibits the handling of national security documents, and a federal statute that makes it illegal to remove or modify government property. Penalties range from fines to maximum prison sentences of between 3 and 20 years if Trump is found guilty. Even though the federal statute prohibits removing government property as a punishment, legal scholars think Trump won't be barred from running for president in 2024.
The FBI raided Mar-A-Lago on Monday and conducted a search of the premises as part of a broader investigation into the documents Trump took back with him after he finished his term as president. The National Archives first reported in February that it had arranged for the transport of 15 boxes from Mar-A-Lago, which it later revealed contained classified information. After issuing subpoenas for documents and being tipped off by someone familiar with the documents that there were more left behind, the raid took place. The number of boxes taken by the FBI as part of the raid on Monday was lower than what was reported in the search warrant. As Republicans have attacked the FBI investigation and called on the DOJ to provide greater transparency about why it was conducted, the search warrant has become more important than ever.
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