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FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit reveals how Trump may have compromised national security

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The Justice Department on Aug. 26, 2022, released an affidavit written by an FBI special agent that was used to obtain a court order for the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate for documents related to national defense and other government records.

Unsealed court documents show the FBI was looking for evidence Trump violated the Espionage Act and other laws

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The FBI recovered confidential and top-secret items from Mar-a-Lago during its Aug. 8, 2022, search of the estate - pointing to former President Donald Trump's potential violation of several federal laws.