Some of the documents wanted by US federal authorities in the former president’s Mar-a-Lago mansion are linked to nuclear weapons, according to the Washington Post.
Top secret information hidden from US authorities? The FBI has been searching for classified documents related to the US nuclear arsenal during a search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Fla., home, The Washington Post reports.
According to the American newspaper, which claims to have sources close to the investigation, the FBI fears that this information, the content of which has not been disclosed, could fall into the wrong hands. Whether these coveted documents were found in the former president’s home, however, was not explained.
A search “personally authorized” by the Attorney General
A situation that would explain the unprecedented operation carried out by federal authorities in Mar-a-Lago on Monday. In the face of fierce criticism from supporters of the former Republican President, the US Attorney General justified this extraordinary search.
“Personally, I concurred with the decision to seek a search warrant on this case,” Merrick Garland said in a brief and rare television appearance. “The Department does not take such a decision lightly,” he added, adding that it was approved by a federal judge.
Stressing that “ethical obligations” prevented him from explaining the reasons for the raid, Merrick Garland said he had asked a Florida judge to lift the warrant’s confidentiality because Donald Trump had publicly acknowledged the search and given “the interest.” the important public in it”. Matter.” Never had a former White House tenant been so concerned about the judiciary.
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