Secret service officers outside Donald Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 12 Former US President Donald Trump said there was «no need» for FBI agents to seize any of the documents during searches of his Florida estate because everything was declassified, and he was ready to give them up voluntarily.» Firstly, everything was declassified. Secondly, they did not have to «seize» anything. They could get it at any time without playing politics and without breaking into Mar “a-Lago,” Trump said in a written statement released by his press office. According to the ex-head of state, the FBI should have “just asked” Trump to give them these documents. what to do with the 33 million pages of documents, many of them classified, that (former) President (Barack) Obama took with him to Chicago?» asked the former US president. On Monday evening, Trump said that his Mar-a-Lago estate was searched by FBI agents. The former president added that FBI agents did not allow anyone, including lawyers, to be present during the searches. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday that he had personally authorized the filing of a lawsuit for a search warrant, a decision that was not an easy one, but one that was justified. The Justice Department is now asking the court to allow the release of the warrant and a listing of what was seized during the search, Garland said. mass media
