Trump Probed Over Possible Violation Of Espionage Act: Warrant

PALM BEACH, FL — A judge has unsealed a search warrant executed earlier this week at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, which shows the former president is under investigation for possible obstruction of justice and potential violations of the Espionage Act, according to court documents.

Among the unsealed documents is a list of items recovered from Trump's Florida home when FBI agents searched it Monday.

While at Mar-a-Lago, agents took nearly 20 boxes of items from the property and recovered nearly a dozen sets of classified documents, including materials that were labeled top secret. Agents also found information about the "President of France" and a document related to pardoning Roger Stone, according to the warrant.

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The Department of Justice filed a motion in Florida on Thursday to unseal the search warrant, citing "substantial public interest." Usually, these documents traditionally remain sealed during a pending investigation.

In messages posted on Truth Social just before midnight, Trump wrote, "Not only will I not oppose the release of documents ... I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents."

According to a report by NBC News, the Department of Justice filed a notice saying Trump did not oppose the warrant's unsealing.

Trump has been provided at least some of the records the government was seeking to unseal, but he and his lawyers have declined to make them public, The Associated Press reported.

Trump confirmed the "unannounced raid" that he likened to "prosecutorial misconduct" in a lengthy statement.

According to AP sources, the search was related to a records probe that started in January when the National Archives and Records Administration removed more than a dozen boxes of documents from Mar-a-Lago after the agency claimed they were removed from the White House in violation of the Presidential Records Act.

The agency then asked the Justice Department to look into Trump's handling of other presidential documents, the Washington Post reported.

If the warrant is released, it could disclose unflattering information about Trump and about FBI scrutiny of his handling of sensitive government documents right as he prepares for another run for the White House.

During his successful 2016 campaign, he frequently pointed to an FBI investigation into his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, over whether she mishandled classified information.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.