FBI agents raided the home of former US President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago on Monday night. According to Trump’s son, the raid is part of the FBI’s investigation into the presidential documents Trump was said to have taken.
The US Justice Department declined to comment on the search, which Trump described as an unannounced raid. “Our nation is going through dark days,” he said on the Truth Social, a social network he co-founded. “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, as a large group of FBI agents have been stormed and occupied.” The FBI headquarters in Washington and the Miami office declined to comment. Trump was not present at the time of the raid, as he was in New York on Monday.
According to US media, the raid is part of an investigation into how Trump handled official documents when he was still president. newspaper quotes New York times Two unnamed sources said the raid was linked to items Trump allegedly brought to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House. They will be fifteen chests containing, among other things, classified documents. Trump delayed her return for months and did not do so until action was threatened. according to New York times During his presidency, Trump has been known to rip official documents that were meant to go to government archives.
Eric Trump, one of Trump’s sons, confirmed to the conservative news channel Fox News That the raid was linked to boxes full of documents his father brought to Florida from the White House.
A House committee is trying to clarify the former president’s role in the Capitol storming early last year. The report is expected to be released before the midterm elections this fall.
