The Fbi Searched Trump’s Mar-a-lago Home. How Did They Get A Warrant?

News that FBI agents descended on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and searched it has spawned accusations of a politicized law enforcement organization doing the bidding of the Biden administration in targeting political enemies. Read more: Trump Allies Predict FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago Will Help Republicans in the Midterms The reality is that the process of obtaining a search warrant is a controlled by a checklist of requirements before a judge signs off on a decision to invade someone’s home. Experts say that even the decision to seek a warrant to search a former president’s property would probably have to have been approved by top officials at the Justice Department. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The search is part of an investigation into whether Trump took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, according to people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department has been investigating the potential mishandling of classified information since the National Archives and Records Administration said it had received from Mar-a-Lago 15 boxes of White House records, including documents containing classified information, earlier this year. Here’s a look at the process for obtaining a search warrant and laws governing government records: How do search warrants work? FBI agents can’t just show up to search a property such as Mar-a-Lago.