FBI agents who searched Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on Monday seized 11 sets of classified documents, including some classified as “top secret,” the US Department of Justice said today, also revealing that they had reason to believe that the former US president may have violated the Espionage Act.
The “bombshell” revelation was made through legal documents released four days after FBI agents raided Trump’s residence. A federal judge released the search warrant and an inventory of the seized material.
The US Justice Department, in its request to Judge Bruce Rinehart for the warrant that preceded the investigation, said it had reason to believe Trump may have violated the Espionage Act, which prohibits the possession or transmission national security information.
Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that FBI agents took from Trump’s home about 20 boxes of items, a file with photos, a handwritten note and the executive pardon of the former president’s friend and adviser, Roger Stone.
If revelations that Trump was in possession of “top secret” documents are confirmed, the former US president will face major legal problems.
“Top Secret” is the highest level of classification and concerns the most important information for national security. Typically, such documents are kept in special government facilities because their disclosure could cause irreparable damage to national security.
Federal law prohibits the mishandling of classified material, such as its unauthorized removal and retention. Trump himself had toughened the penalties for this issue during his time in the White House, making it a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
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