Judge in Trump's classified docs case unseals trove of info related to Mar-a-Lago raid
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's Florida classified documents criminal trial has unsealed a trove of documents related to the FBI's investigation into the former president as well as the agency's raid on his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach in 2022.
The documents, unsealed by Judge Aileen Cannon, reveal the personnel involved in the raid and how it played out. One document shows that the operation was nicknamed "Plasmic Echo," Fox News reported.
"This document contains information that is restricted to case participants," the document reads, adding, "PLASMIC ECHO; Mishandling Classified or National Defense Information, Unknown Subject; Sensitive Investigation Matter."
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Another document shows Attorney General Merrick Garland approving the investigation into Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents from his time as president.
One document reveals that agents entered a safe at Mar-a-Lago and took the seized documents back to D.C. The agents involved in the raid consisted of "four agents from the FBI WFO, one FBI Headquarters personnel, 25 agents from the FBI Miami Field Office, one DOJ Counterintelligence and Export Control Section attorney and one attorney from the United States Attorneys Office Southern District of Florida," according to Fox News.
"A search warrant, 22-mj-8332-BER, issued in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on August 5, 2022, was executed at 1100 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, Florida 33480 at 10:33 a.m. on August 8, 2022," the document reads.
"Prior to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team’s entry onto the MAL premises, FBI leadership informed and coordinated with local United States Secret service (USSS) leadership. Local USSS facilitated entry onto the premises, provided escort and access to various locations within, and posted USSS personnel in locations where the FBI team conducted searches," it read.