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U.S. Attorney-General Merrick Garland confirmed on Thursday that federal agents had searched former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate to probe whether he illegally removed records from the White House as he was leaving office.
Garland, the top U.S. law enforcement official, said he had personally approved the decision to search Trump’s home.
He said the Justice Department had asked a court to unseal a search warrant filed as part of the investigation due to “substantial public interest.”
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U.S. Attorney-General Merrick Garland speaks about the FBI’s search warrant served at former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida during a statement at the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, U.S., Aug. 11, 2022.EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/Reuters
Russia turns to recruiting prisoners as it struggles to replenish…
