Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump faced new charges Thursday in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents, with prosecutors alleging that he asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct a federal investigation into the records.

Former US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he pleads not guilty to charges that he smuggled classified documents out of the White House.

Trump appeared in federal court in Florida, setting off a legal battle that is likely to play out over the months as Trump campaigns for the November 2024 presidential election.

Former US President Donald Trump, who returned to his Mar-a-Lago estate, told a crowd of his supporters that he never imagined something like this could happen in America, Reuters reported. "The only crime I have committed was to fearlessly defend our country against those who are trying to destroy it," he added.

Former President Donald Trump, who spent the night in Trump Tower in New York before the start of the trial, is eager to speak publicly about his indictment.
This is stated by several people from his environment, along with reports by the media.

South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham predicted “riots in the streets” after Mar-a-Lago raid

The Justice Department said Tuesday that classified documents were "likely concealed and removed" from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records.

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Monday to halt the FBI's review of documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month until a neutral special master can be appointed to inspect the records.

The FBI recovered "top secret" and even more sensitive documents from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released on Aug. 12 after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the sudden, unprecedented search this week.

FBI agents are searching former President Donald Trump's Florida home, Trump himself said in a statement.

According to the Republican billionaire, his Mar-A-Lago resort estate is "under siege, attacked and occupied by a large group" of federal agents.

It is unclear at this time what the reason for the search is, for which agents have served a warrant.

Former US president Donald Trump said Aug. 8 that his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida was being "raided" by FBI agents in what he called an act of "prosecutorial misconduct."