The FBI recovered documents that were labeled “top secret” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the unprecedented search this week.
A property receipt unsealed by the court shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate during a search on Monday. The property receipt is a document prepared by federal agents to specify what was taken during a search.
ABC News reports that the receipt showing property from Trump’s estate were of various classifications ranging from confidential, sensitive, and top secret. There were reportedly 27 boxes taken, which contained:
Four sets of top secret documents.
Three sets of secret documents.
Three sets of confidential documents.
Other items included in the receipt were one labeled “Info re: President of France,” an executive grant of clemency for Trump ally Roger Stone, binders of photos, a “potential presidential record” and a leather-bound box of documents, ABC News reported.
In a statement Friday, Trump claimed that the documents seized by agents at his Florida club were “all declassified,” and argued that he would have turned over the documents to the Justice Department if asked.
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A property receipt unsealed by the court shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate during a search on Monday. The property receipt is a document prepared by federal agents to specify what was taken during a search.
ABC News reports that the receipt showing property from Trump’s estate were of various classifications ranging from confidential, sensitive, and top secret. There were reportedly 27 boxes taken, which contained:
Four sets of top secret documents.
Three sets of secret documents.
Three sets of confidential documents.
Other items included in the receipt were one labeled “Info re: President of France,” an executive grant of clemency for Trump ally Roger Stone, binders of photos, a “potential presidential record” and a leather-bound box of documents, ABC News reported.
In a statement Friday, Trump claimed that the documents seized by agents at his Florida club were “all declassified,” and argued that he would have turned over the documents to the Justice Department if asked.
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