Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?

LA Times  

News that FBI agents descended on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and searched it has spawned accusations of a politicized law-enforcement organization doing the bidding of the Biden administration in targeting political enemies. Experts say that even the decision to seek a warrant to search a former president’s property would probably have to have been approved by top officials at the Justice Department. Here’s a look at the process for obtaining a search warrant and laws governing government records: How do search warrants work? Brian O’Hare, president of the FBI Agents Assn., said Tuesday that all search warrants “must satisfy detailed and clear procedural rules, and are the product of collaboration and consultation with relevant Department of Justice attorneys.” In this particular case, execution of the warrant also included notifying the Secret Service detail that provides protection to the former president and his homes.

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FBI searches Biden’s vacation home; no classified documents
1 year, 10 months ago

FBI searches Biden’s vacation home; no classified documents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday without turning up any classified documents, the latest turn in an extraordinary series of searches of his and his predecessor’s properties. On Wednesday, Biden’s personal attorney Bob Bauer said FBI agents authorized by the Department of Justice spent three and a half hours searching …

U.S. Justice Department releases redacted document that underpins Trump search
2 years, 3 months ago

U.S. Justice Department releases redacted document that underpins Trump search

The Hindu  

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released a redacted version of the legal document that allowed the FBI to seize classified government records from former President Donald Trump's Florida home, a move that could shed more light on the evidence that led to the unprecedented search. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, who had approved the warrant that led to the …

Trump seeks to block FBI from reviewing Mar-a-Lago documents
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump seeks to block FBI from reviewing Mar-a-Lago documents

Al Jazeera  

Trump lawyers ask US judge to temporarily block FBI from reviewing documents recovered from ex-president’s Florida home. Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked a federal judge to prevent the FBI from continuing to review documents recovered earlier this month from the former United States president’s Florida home, until a neutral “special master” is appointed to inspect the records. “The August …

FBI returned my passports but agents took 'everything in sight' like criminals: Donald Trump
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI returned my passports but agents took 'everything in sight' like criminals: Donald Trump

India TV News  

Highlights Former US President Donald Trump said that the Department of Justice and FBI returned his passports They returned his passports after taking them during raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida FBI executed search warrant at Mar-a-Lago to recover materials linked to violations of Espionage Act United States news: Former US President Donald Trump said that the Department of …

Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant
2 years, 4 months ago

Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida, saying the investigation “implicates highly classified material” and the document contains sensitive information about witnesses. The court filing — from Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Jay Bratt, a top Justice …

Here's How Republicans Are Brushing Off The FBI Search Of Trump's Residence
2 years, 4 months ago

Here's How Republicans Are Brushing Off The FBI Search Of Trump's Residence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans have been furiously working to explain away the unprecedented FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in search of classified documents this week. Their lawyers weren’t allowed to see the boxes go.” And on Friday, after The Washington Post reported that some of the documents may contain nuclear secrets, Trump again repeated his theory. …

FBI seized top secret documents in Trump estate search
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI seized top secret documents in Trump estate search

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI recovered “top secret” and even more sensitive documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the sudden, unprecedented search this week. The property receipt also shows federal agents collected other potential presidential records, including the order pardoning Trump ally …

Timeline of events leading up to FBI search of Trump’s home
2 years, 4 months ago

Timeline of events leading up to FBI search of Trump’s home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate sent reverberations across the country, even before court papers were unsealed Friday showing agents recovered documents labeled “top secret” as they investigated potential violations of three laws, including one that governs defense information under the Espionage Act. Trump, for his part, says the National Archives were given the …

FBI Found 'Top Secret' Documents At Trump's Home: Reports
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI Found 'Top Secret' Documents At Trump's Home: Reports

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — The FBI recovered several documents that were labeled as “top secret” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to multiple reports Friday, as a federal judge was weighing whether to unseal the warrant that authorized the unprecedented search this week. In a statement Friday, Trump claimed that the documents seized by agents at his Florida …

Trump calls for ‘immediate’ release of Mar-a-Lago warrant
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump calls for ‘immediate’ release of Mar-a-Lago warrant

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump called late Thursday for the “immediate” release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his Florida estate, hours after the Justice Department had asked a court to unseal the warrant, with Attorney General Merrick Garland citing the “substantial public interest in this matter.” In messages posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump …

FBI collected multiple sets of classified documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI collected multiple sets of classified documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home

NPR  

FBI collected multiple sets of classified documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home Enlarge this image toggle caption Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge in Florida has unsealed the documents related to an FBI search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home that took place earlier this week. The warrant allows for the seizure of "all …

FBI recovered ‘top secret’ documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI recovered ‘top secret’ documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

Al Jazeera  

The FBI recovered documents that were labeled “top secret” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorised the unprecedented search this week. He did so after Attorney General Merrick Garland declared Thursday there was “substantial public interest in this matter”, and Trump backed the warrant’s …

Trump lawyers agree to public release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant for White House documents
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump lawyers agree to public release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant for White House documents

CBS News  

Search warrant: Trump investigated under Espionage Act Trump investigated under Espionage Act, search warrant says 04:00 Washington — Donald Trump's attorneys agreed to the public release of the search warrant authorizing the FBI's seizure of documents from his Florida home, according to court papers filed Friday. Garland said Thursday that the investigation and subsequent search of Trump's property were not …

Trump lawyers agree to public release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant for White House documents
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump lawyers agree to public release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant for White House documents

CBS News  

Search warrant: Trump investigated under Espionage Act Trump investigated under Espionage Act, search warrant says 04:00 Washington — Donald Trump's attorneys agreed to the public release of the search warrant authorizing the FBI's seizure of documents from his Florida home, according to court papers filed Friday. Garland said Thursday that the investigation and subsequent search of Trump's property were not …

US Attorney-General Merrick Garland personally approved search of Donald Trump's home for suspected illegal records
2 years, 4 months ago

US Attorney-General Merrick Garland personally approved search of Donald Trump's home for suspected illegal records

ABC  

US Attorney-General Merrick Garland says federal agents searched former president Donald Trump's Florida estate as part of an investigation into whether he illegally removed records from the White House as he was leaving office. Key points: The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the search warrant Donald Trump has also called for its release Trump supporters and some …

U.S. Justice Deptartment seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump’s home
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. Justice Deptartment seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump’s home

The Hindu  

The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the warrant the FBI received before searching the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday, acknowledging the extraordinary public interest in the case. But the Justice Department appeared to recognise that its silence since the search had created a vacuum for bitter attacks from the …

Merrick Garland Says He ‘Personally Approved’ Seeking Mar-A-Lago Search Warrant
2 years, 4 months ago

Merrick Garland Says He ‘Personally Approved’ Seeking Mar-A-Lago Search Warrant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that he had “personally approved” the decision for the FBI to seek a search warrant to raid former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on Monday. Yet some conservatives have painted the search as politically motivated, which has led to an uptick in threats against the FBI that Director Christopher Wray called …

Garland defends Trump home search, moves to make details public
2 years, 4 months ago

Garland defends Trump home search, moves to make details public

Al Jazeera  

Ex-President Donald Trump, who has declined so far to reveal FBI warrant’s contents, says will not oppose its release. United States Attorney General Merrick Garland has said the Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to unseal the court-approved warrant used to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence earlier this week. “Release the documents now!” he wrote, repeating …

EXPLAINER: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?

Associated Press  

News that FBI agents descended on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and searched it has spawned accusations of a politicized law enforcement organization doing the bidding of the Biden administration in targeting political enemies. Experts say that even the decision to seek a warrant to search a former president’s property would probably have to have been approved by top …

Trump suggests FBI was 'planting' evidence in angry Truth Social rant
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump suggests FBI was 'planting' evidence in angry Truth Social rant

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the Federal Bureau of Investigation may have "planted" evidence against him during a search at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Monday. In an angry rant on his Truth Social platform, Trump cast aspersions at the FBI for executing a search warrant on his property. Trump went on to question why the FBI agents "STRONGLY …

Explained: The rules that allowed the FBI to search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago house
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: The rules that allowed the FBI to search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago house

Firstpost  

The process of obtaining a search warrant is controlled by a checklist of requirements. In the Donald Trump case, the decision to seek a warrant to search a former president’s property would probably have to have been approved by top officials at the Justice Department News that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents descended on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home …

The FBI raid on Donald Trump's beloved Mar-a-Lago could just be the beginning of his legal and political woes
2 years, 4 months ago

The FBI raid on Donald Trump's beloved Mar-a-Lago could just be the beginning of his legal and political woes

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump is not known for his subtle use of language. Such a conviction would also disqualify them from "holding any office under the United States", according to the law — a prospect likely to play on the mind of anyone invested in Mr Trump's political fortunes, for better or worse. While Mr Trump has denied clogging …

FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida estate: Why now?
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida estate: Why now?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country Tuesday along with questions as to why the Justice Department — notably cautious under Attorney General Merrick Garland — decided to take such a drastic step. Agents on Monday searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, which is also a private club, …

Why FBI May Have Chosen To Search Trump’s Florida Estate Now
2 years, 4 months ago

Why FBI May Have Chosen To Search Trump’s Florida Estate Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country Tuesday along with questions as to why the Justice Department — notably cautious under Attorney General Merrick Garland — decided to take such a drastic step. Agents on Monday searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, which is also …

The FBI’s Raid on Mar-a-Lago Is Just the Beginning for Trump
2 years, 4 months ago

The FBI’s Raid on Mar-a-Lago Is Just the Beginning for Trump

Slate  

On Monday, former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago was searched in an FBI raid reportedly as part of an investigation into potentially illegally taken classified documents. The affiant will outline the criminal violation believed to be committed and particularize the evidence anticipated to be located within the environs defined in the search warrant affidavit—in this case evidence against Trump …

'This is a guy flushing documents down the toilet': Impeachment lawyer explains why FBI needed Mar-a-Lago warrant
2 years, 4 months ago

'This is a guy flushing documents down the toilet': Impeachment lawyer explains why FBI needed Mar-a-Lago warrant

Raw Story  

Trump impeachment lawyer Daniel Goldman on Tuesday said that the United States Department of Justice needed to execute a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago because it couldn't trust former President Donald Trump to willingly hand over classified documents in his possession. During a CNN panel discussing the Mar-a-Lago search, Goldman said that Trump's history of mishandling official White House documents gave …

Unprecedented FBI search of Trump’s home shows seriousness of information sought
2 years, 4 months ago

Unprecedented FBI search of Trump’s home shows seriousness of information sought

LA Times  

Few specifics are known about what the FBI sought during Monday’s daylong search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The former president’s son Eric Trump said on Fox News on Monday night that federal investigators sought records that had not been handed over to the National Archives when his father left the White House. At the time, Trump …

Here’s what’s next for Trump after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 4 months ago

Here’s what’s next for Trump after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago

CNN  

CNN — The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s residence in Florida on Monday signaled an extraordinary escalation of an investigation into the handling of certain documents from his presidency and raises questions about whether his legal exposure extends beyond whether he improperly took government records when he left the White House. To take the extraordinary step of executing …

Republicans demand answers from DOJ and FBI over Trump search raid
2 years, 4 months ago

Republicans demand answers from DOJ and FBI over Trump search raid

NPR  

Republicans demand answers from DOJ and FBI over Trump search raid Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images Republican allies of former President Donald Trump are decrying Monday's FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago property as a federal overreach and they're vowing to launch investigations over it. Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan called out both Garland and …

FBI conducts ‘raid’ on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, former president says
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI conducts ‘raid’ on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, former president says

LA Times  

Former President Trump said in a statement Monday that the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, in what he described as a “raid.” It was not immediately clear why agents searched his Palm Beach home and what was removed, but Trump said the property was “under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.” He added …

Trump says FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump says FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida

NPR  

Trump says FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida Enlarge this image toggle caption Terry Renna/AP Terry Renna/AP Former President Donald Trump said on Monday that FBI agents had searched his Mar-a-Lago club and residence in Palm Beach, Fla., and opened his safe. The FBI and Department of Justice declined to comment, although Eric Trump said Monday night that …

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