![]() Trump has denied any wrongdoing and said he had a standing orderto declassify documents that were removed from the Oval Office and taken to his residence. Court documents showed that 11 sets of classified materials were seized during the search. The search was part of a Justice Department investigation into potential violations of three laws related to the handling of government records. Trump made the claim after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida last week. The affidavit, which was used to secure a search warrant of former president Donald Trump's Florida residence where 11 sets of classified materials were recovered, contains "critically important and detailed investigative facts: highly sensitive information about witnesses, including witnesses interviewed by the government specific investigative techniques," the Department of Justice argued in a motion published by Politico.Īs conservative organizations and journalism outlets have submitted legal challenges arguing the affidavit is in the public interest and should be unsealed, Reinhart said in a ruling last week that he is considering releasing portions of the document, but must consider the integrity of the DOJ's ongoing criminal investigation before determining what details can be safely released.įormer President Donald Trump speaks during a "Save America" rally in Anchorage, Alaska, on July 9, 2022.Ī former Department of Justice official has pushed back on Trump's claim that he had broadly declassified all the documents held at Mar-a-Lago, saying if that were the case there would be evidence to back it up. In a court order released Monday, Federal Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said he found the evidence in the FBI's affidavit seeking a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago was "reliable," but he has still not determined how much of the document to release to the public. Local law enforcement officers are seen in front of the home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on August 9, 2022. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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