FBI search of Trump's Florida home
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| FBI search of Trump's Florida home |
Former US President Donald Trump's Florida home has been raided by FBI agents. Trump called this incident a "black day for the nation". BBC news.
Trump said in a statement that his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach had been "taken over by a large group of FBI agents." The search is said to be related to the investigation into Trump's official documents management.
As Trump prepares to run for a possible third term in 2024, the legal investigation into him comes at the same time.
The operation was carried out in the United States on Monday. Trump was staying in New York's 'Trump Tower' at the time.He described the situation in his country as "dark.
The former president's son, Eric Trump, said the FBI's execution of a search warrant at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence was related to an investigation into records management at the National Archives.
The National Archives is a United States government agency that stores official documents of the President. The agency petitioned the Justice Department last February to investigate Trump's handling of official documents.
The National Archives says it recovered 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago. Some of these boxes contained sensitive top secret documents.
All letters, work documents and e-mails of US presidents are required to be sent to the National Archives. But officials say former President Trump illegally shredded many documents.
