The US Department of Justice opposes raising an affidavit prosecutors Used to obtain approval from a federal judge for research former President Donald Trump’s property in Mar-a-Lago in It said Monday that Florida, where they seized classified documents.
“If disclosed, the affidavit will serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about it. direction And of course most likely, in In a way that is very likely to lead to compromise future investigative steps” prosecutors Wrote in their deposit.
Trump’s Republican allies in Ascended the last days up their calls for Prosecutor Merrick Garland to disclose the document, which would reveal the evidence prosecutors Show to prove that they have probable cause To believe crimes were committed under Trump home – The standard They had to meet to secure the search warrant.
Trump claimed on Monday that the FBI took His three passports during the raid of Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida last A week where they searched his site property for confidential documents.
In the raid by the FBI of Mar-a-Lago, they stole my three passports (one expired), along with Everything else,” Trump wrote on for him social media a program. “This is an assault on Politician opponent On a level never seen before in our country. Third world!”
In addition to the passports that Trump claimed were confiscated, the FBI confiscated the boxes of Documents – many of Classified ones – including records marked with high sensitivity.
According to an inspection order issued last Friday , former The president is under investigation for It may violate the US Espionage Act, in In addition to several other crimes.
“Country in Trump said in Interview with Fox News Digital on Monday. “There is tremendous anger, like never seen before, over All of tricks and this new one-Years of Tricks and witch hunts, and now this.”
“There was no time before like This is where law enforcement was used to break into house of a former president of The United States, “Trump continued,” there is tremendous anger in Country – at a level never seen before, except during a perilous period times. “
Not clear Why the FBI might have taken Trump’s passports or why he apparently has three of they. Experts say it is possible That he could have had second special Issuance of passport a former President us.
On Friday, at the request of the Department of Justice, a federal court in South Florida revealed the search warrant seal and several accompanying legal documents that showed FBI agents took 11 kits. of Secret records from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
some of Seizures were rated as ‘highest secret” – The highest level of Category reserved for Most attended in the United States national Safety information.
These documents are usually kept in special government facilities because detection can harm national Safety
Ministry of Justice on Monday cited this as another reason To keep the testimony sealed, saying the investigation involved “top secret materials. “
The agency said it would not oppose the release of Other documents stamped and related to the raid, such as cover papers and government seal movement.
The decision By Garland to unseal the note was very unusual, given the Department of Justice policy no comment on pending investigations.
On the same day, Garland announced for him decision To seek to cancel the seal of the order, an armed man with Right-wing views tried to breach the FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was later shot dead by the police after a car chase.
Prosecution on The two noted recent violence and growing threats against FBI as last reason Failure to release the affidavit.
“Information about witnesses is particularly sensitive given the prestige nature of This matter and risk that revelation of Witnesses’ identities will influence their willingness to cooperate with investigation,” they wrote.
also on On Monday, the Department of Justice said a Pennsylvania man was arrested on shipment of making threats on The social media Gab . service against FBI agents. Adam Pace, 46, was arrested, on Friday in Connection with The social media The Ministry of Justice said.
