A New Report reveals what the FBI is looking for at Mar-a-Lago

In an email, Donald Trump stated that the FBI was raiding his Mar-a-Lago home. He wrote that “these are dark times in our Nation,” and added, “as My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida is currently under siege. It was also raided by a large number of FBI agents .”

At first, the FBI didn’t know what they were looking for. However, the New York Times published a new indicating that it could be classified material taken from the White House.

According to two sources familiar with the investigation the search was focused on materials that Donald Trump brought to Mar-a-Lago (his private club and home) after leaving the White House. According to someone familiar with the contents, those boxes held many pages of classified information.

Mr. Trump delayed returning 15 boxes of material requested by officials with the National Archives for many months, only doing so when there became a threat of action being taken to retrieve them.

Mr. Trump had a reputation throughout his term for ripping up government material meant to be kept as archives.

This includes Trump’s email stating that the FBI opened a safe at his residence. According to sources for POLITICO, the raid took “hours.”

Two people familiar with the investigation said that it was about allegations that Trump’s aides improperly took boxes of records from the White House following his departure. Some may include classified information. According to one source, the raid took place .”

The FBI and U.S. attorneys offices for the Southern District of Florida in Washington D.C. didn’t respond immediately to inquiries for comment. The Justice Department Headquarters in Washington did not respond to requests for comment. Both the Secret Service and Palm Beach Police Department withheld comment from the FBI. According to two sources, top Biden White House officials weren’t given notice prior to the raid.

All this is happening at a moment when prosecutors look into multiple avenues to pursue the former president. According to the Times .

The reported search occurred at a moment when the Justice Department is also increasing questioning former Trump aides. These witnesses were witness to discussions and planning in Trump’s White House about his efforts to stay in office following the 2020 election.

Federal prosecutors have been asking questions about a scheme by Trump to “fake electors” to Congress to be certified as members of the Electoral College.

As far as we know, this search does not seem to be directly related to the riot that occurred at Capitol on January 6th 2021, despite the fact that the Justice Department recently increased its rhetoric regarding Trump and the events surrounding those violent events.

( This is a breaking story and we will update it as new information becomes available. )