Donald Trump has called for the immediate release of the FBI’s search warrant on Mar-a-Lago on Monday.
In a post on his social media app late Thursday night, Trump wrote: “Not only will I not oppose the release of documents related to the unAmerican, unwarranted, and unnecessary raid and break-in of my home in Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago, I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents, even though they have been drawn up by radical left Democrats and possible future political opponents, who have a strong and powerful vested interest in attacking me, much as they have done for the last 6 years”
The post comes after Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed on Thursday that the Department of Justice is moving to unseal the warrant unless Trump objects.
“The public’s clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing,” Justice Department lawyers wrote in a court filing submitted Thursday afternoon.
If the warrant is released it could disclose unflattering information about Trump’s handling of classified documents as he prepares to run for a second term.
Earlier on Thursday the Washington post reported that the FBI was searching for documents related to nuclear weapons at Mar-a-Lago. It’s unclear whether the documents concerned nuclear weapons belonging to the US or other nations. It’s also unclear if the documents were recovered in the search.
