The Justice Department continues to investigate whether documents from the White House were illegally mishandled when Donald Trump left office at Mar-a-Lago, Florida. A federal grand jury in Washington has been selected and interviewed potential witnesses about how Trump handled the documents.
In August, the FBI executed a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents that may have been taken there.
The National Archives, which collects and organizes presidential materials, previously said at least 15 boxes of White House records, including some classified, were recovered from Mar-a-Lago.
Any unauthorized retention or destruction of White House documents could violate criminal laws that prohibit the removal or destruction of official government records, legal experts told CNN.
Among the items seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were clemency requests, health care documents, IRS forms and paperwork that appeared to be related to the 2020 election, according to a list released by the Justice Department.
The collection also includes apparent correspondence about Trump’s business ties, including a confidential settlement agreement between the PGA and Trump Golf, and emails accepting Trump’s resignation from the SAG or the Screen Actors Guild.
Full details of the documents have yet to be released, but taken together, the list offers a glimpse into just a few of the thousands of documents Trump has kept at his Florida residence and resorts since his presidency, which have been seized by the federal government. Bureau of Investigation removed from Beach Club.