Fbi’s Search Of Trump’s Florida Estate: Why Now?

Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Denver Post: Politics
Tue, 08/09/2022 - 1:39pm

By ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country Tuesday along with questions as to why the Justice Department — notably cautious under Attorney General Merrick Garland — decided to take such a drastic step. Answers weren’t quickly forthcoming. Agents on Monday searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, which is also a private club, as part of a federal investigation into whether the former president took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said.

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