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Details emerge, the FBI has seized 'top secret' documents at Trump's residence

Details emerge, the FBI has seized 'top secret' documents at

The FBI found documents labeled "top secret" from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, foreign media reported.

The US Department of Justice confirmed the seizure, while also finding there is probable cause to believe Trump violated the Espionage Act, a federal law that prohibits the possession or transmission of national defense information.

A property receipt — a document prepared by federal agents to specify what was taken during a search — unsealed by the court shows that FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate.

The seized records include some that were marked classified and "top secret" — the highest level of classification reserved for the country's closest national security information.

FBI agents seized more than 30 items, including more than 20 boxes. In a statement, Trump claimed that the documents seized by agents were "all declassified" and argued that he would have turned over the documents to the Justice Department if asked.

Source: Euronews

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