Former US President Donald Trump said his residence at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Floria was raided by FBI agents on Monday, and opened his safe.
Multiple news outlets reported that the search appeared to be focused on material such as boxes with classified documents that Trump brought with him to Mar-a-Lago when he left the White House last January to make way for current President Joe Biden, or even before his term ended.
CNN cited three people familiar with the situation saying that the FBI’s search warrant was part of an investigation into the “handling of presidential documents, including classified documents.”
The New York Times also cited “multiple people familiar with the investigation” saying that the search focused on material Trump brought to the private Mar-a-Lago club when he left the White House.
Eric Trump, one of the ex-president’s adult sons, told Fox News that the FBI search was related to documents taken from the White House.
“The purpose of the raid was, from what they said, was because the National Archives wanted to corroborate whether or not Donald Trump had any documents in his possession,” Eric Trump said.
In a statement put out by his political action committee, Trump said Mar-a-Lago was “under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.”
“These are dark times for our nation,” Trump’s statement said. “Nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the United States before.”
“After working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” the statement said.
The former US president is currently facing several investigations and lawsuits, including over missing White House records and the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
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