I’m Mike balsamo. I’m the lead Justice Department reporter for the Associated Press. Just moments ago we heard from Attorney General Merrick Garland that he had personally authorized *** search warrant for former president donald trump’s state and mar *** Lago in florida. The Attorney general said the Department of Justice had filed *** motion in court in florida asking *** federal judge to unseal documents related to that search, including the warrant itself and *** prop the receipt that would detail the property that was taken from the estate. That document is generally provided from the FBI to the person who the warrant was served on. The Attorney general said *** copy of that receipt was provided to former president trump’s attorneys who were there during the search in florida and that receipt would also detail exactly what was taken by FBI agents during that search. Earlier this week, the department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former President’s public confirmation of the search, the surrounding circumstances and the substantial public interest in this matter. The Attorney general has faced mounting pressure in the last few days from republicans and democrats alike. This response today that we saw from the Attorney General did not provide us with additional details about the search itself or the investigation into the records. What we do know is that the search earlier this week of mar *** Lago was related to whether the president had taken presidential records that should have been turned over to the National Archives and possibly classified information, which would be *** federal crime. The Attorney general also addressed what is becoming *** growing number of threats against federal agents across the country. This comes just hours after an armed man donning body armor arrived in an FBI field office in Ohio. That man was engaged in *** standoff with police after fleeing from that area. Obviously, the attorney general very concerned about threats against FBI agents. FBI headquarters, located just across the street from the Department of Justice headquarters here in Washington, with the attorney general just spoke and the attorney general made very clear that department takes all of these threats seriously and that they are unfounded that his agents are working and are not politicized. The department is not politicized and they are just working to do their job every day.
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FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence for classified nuclear documents, Washington Post says
Updated: 9:25 PM EDT Aug 11, 2022
The FBI sought to locate classified documents related to nuclear weapons, among other items, when agents searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, this week, people familiar with the investigation told The Washington Post.Related video above: DOJ seeks to unseal Trump search warrantThe people did not offer additional details to the Post about what the agents were seeking or whether any documents were recovered.Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that he “personally approved” the decision to seek a warrant for the search of Trump’s Florida home.”The department does not take such a decision lightly. Where possible, it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search and to narrowly scope any search that is undertaken,” Garland said in a news conference.This is a breaking story and will be updated.
The FBI sought to locate classified documents related to nuclear weapons, among other items, when agents searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, this week, people familiar with the investigation told The Washington Post.
Related video above: DOJ seeks to unseal Trump search warrant
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The people did not offer additional details to the Post about what the agents were seeking or whether any documents were recovered.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that he “personally approved” the decision to seek a warrant for the search of Trump’s Florida home.
“The department does not take such a decision lightly. Where possible, it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search and to narrowly scope any search that is undertaken,” Garland said in a news conference.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
