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DOJ Releases Affidavit Used to Justify FBI Search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

HeadlineAug 29, 2022

The Justice Department has released a redacted version of the affidavit the FBI used to get a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The affidavit revealed authorities were concerned Trump still had possession of top-secret documents that could have compromised U.S. intelligence sources and methods. It also revealed the National Archives had recovered 184 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago in January. Twenty-five of those documents were marked “top secret,” and some included information intercepted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The affidavit went on to state, “There is also probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found.” In related news, a federal judge in Florida, who was appointed by Trump, has indicated she will agree to his request to authorize a special master to review the documents seized by the FBI.

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