The US Department of Justice has published the basis for the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida on August 8. Large parts of the document have been redacted to protect witnesses and the further investigation. The Ministry of Justice initially objected to making the basis public, because they believed the documents would be so slandered that it would remove their meaning. But a federal judge in Florida ruled on Thursday that it was still necessary to make the slandered documents public. Earlier this week, the New York Times wrote that Donald Trump had more than 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Agents outside the home of Donald Trump on August 8, when the FBI entered the residence during a search on August 8, 2022. Photo: Eva Marie Uzcategui / AFP 25 documents marked “top secret” The search warrant, which has now been partially made public, refers to a review the FBI did in May. Then they went through 15 boxes of documents from Trump, where, according to the search warrant, they found 184 classified documents. 25 of the documents were labeled top secret, according to the search warrant. Trump is being investigated for possible violations of the Espionage Act. But he denies having done anything illegal, and believes he is the subject of a political witch hunt. These were the goals of the search. The petition mentions four main goals for the search of Trump’s property; To establish how the classified documents were moved from the White House or other premises authorized to store classified material, and then ended up at Mar-a-Lago. To determine whether the room(s) at Mar-a-Lago were approved for the storage of classified information. To determine whether other classified documents or audio files may have been stored on unauthorized premises at Mar-a-Lago or other unknown locations, and whether they are still stored at those locations. To identify one or more persons who may have removed or withheld classified information without authorization and/or in an unauthorized location. In the search warrant against Trump, the judicial authorities explain why they wanted to search the home of Donald Trump in Florida. Photo: Jon Elswick/AP
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