From pundits to lawyers to lawmakers, the nation's most prominent political voices have been fiercely debating the motivations behind the FBI raid of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday night as the bureau and the Justice Department remain tight-lipped about the unprecedented action.
Two sources briefed on the raid told Just the News that federal agents were looking for evidence concerning whether Trump took documents containing classified information from the White House to his compound at Mar-a-Lago after he left office last January.
Eric Trump, the 45th president's son, confirmed the FBI told Trump's staff that the bureau was searching for documents the National Archives believed were classified and missing, adding his father had been cooperating with the investigation for months. The National Archives had referred the case to the Justice Department, which launched a probe into whether the former president's handling of documents violated federal law.
Despite Trump's apparent cooperation with the investigation, the FBI executed a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago. The warrant hasn't been made publicly available, although Judicial Watch announced Tuesday it has filed a motion to unseal the warrant.
Meanwhile, both the FBI and the Justice Department have declined to comment on the raid. The FBI didn't respond to a request for comment for this story.
The White House has been similarly tight-lipped, denying any foreknowledge of the raid.
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