Trump says FBI executed search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago home
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Trump said in a statement released to reporters and posted online that his "beautiful home" was "under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of FBI agents."
FBI agents on Monday executed a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and home in Palm Beach, Florida, according to a statement from the former U.S. president.
Trump said in a statement released to reporters and posted on his Truth Social social media platform that his “beautiful home” was “under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.”
“They even broke into my safe!” the statement read.
Trump did not say what the agents were looking for or if they removed any materials from Mar-a-Lago, the resort he has called his home and political headquarters since leaving the White House in 2021.
Spokespeople for the FBI did not return messages seeking comment Monday evening.
The New York Times, citing unnamed sources close to the investigation, reported the FBI’s search was focused on materials Trump allegedly took with him to Florida after the end of his presidency, including classified documents. Sources also confirmed the reason for the search to the Associated Press and Reuters, among other outlets.
The U.S. Justice Department has launched an early-stage investigation into Trump’s removal of official presidential records to Mar-a-Lago, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters in April.
The investigation comes after the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration in February notified Congress that it had recovered about 15 boxes of White House documents from Trump’s Florida home, some of which contained classified materials.