INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US federal agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons when they raided former President Donald Trump&s home in Florida
this week, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.It was not clear if such documents were recovered at the former president&s Mar-a-Lago
resort in Palm Beach, the Post said
Reuters could not immediately confirm the report, Reuters reported.The United States Justice Department asked a judge on Thursday to make
public the warrant that authorized the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, after Trump, a Republican, portrayed it as political retribution.The
request means the public could soon learn more about what investigators were looking for during the unprecedented search of a former
president&s home.The search was part of an investigation into whether Trump illegally removed records from the White House as he left office
in January 2021, some of which the Justice Department believes are classified.Attorney General Merrick Garland, the top law enforcement
officer and an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, told a news conference that he had personally approved the search
The Justice Department also seeks to make public a redacted receipt of the items seized.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.His decision to publicly confirm the search was highly unusual
United States law enforcement officials typically do not discuss ongoing investigations in order to protect people&s rights
In this case, Trump himself announced the search in a Monday night statement.Garland said the Justice Department made the request to make
public the warrant &in light of the former president&s public confirmation of the search, the surrounding circumstances and the substantial
public interest in this matter.A source familiar with the matter said the FBI retrieved about 10 boxes from Trump&s property during the
search.Trump was not in Florida at the time of the search.Late on Thursday, Trump called for the immediate release of documents related to
the search.Not only will I not oppose the release of documents related to the unAmerican, unwarranted, and unnecessary raid and break-in of
my home in Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago, I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents, even though
they have been drawn up by radical left Democrats and possible future political opponents, who have a strong and powerful vested interest in
attacking me, much as they have done for the last 6 years,& he said on his Truth Social platform.The post Justice Department seeks to unseal
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