FBI returns records from Mar-a-Lago search to Trump, White House says
The White House said that the FBI had given President Donald Trump boxes stemming from a search of his Florida property for classified documents that were taken after Trump left office during his first term.
The White House said on Friday that the FBI had given President Donald Trump boxes stemming from a search of his Florida property for classified documents that were taken after Trump left office during his first term.
It was not immediately clear whether the boxes included classified materials, but Trump celebrated obtaining them in a post on Truth Social on Friday night.
"The Department of Justice has just returned the boxes that Deranged Jack Smith made such a big deal about. They are being brought down to Florida and will someday be part of the Trump Presidential Library," Trump wrote. "Justice finally won out. I did absolutely nothing wrong. This was merely an attack on a political opponent that, obviously, did not work well. Justice in our Country will now be restored."
Donald Trump at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.Alex Brandon / AP fileWhite House staffers were seen Friday loading roughly 15 boxes of documents onto the rear of Air Force One.
White House communications director Steven Cheung said that the FBI was "giving the President his property back that was taken during the unlawful and illegal raids."
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