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Areeba Shah

Ex-prosecutors slam Garland's "weakness"

Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives to deliver a statement at the U.S. Department of Justice August 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Attorney General Merrick Garland drew criticism from former federal prosecutors on Thursday over his handling of the Justice Department's investigation into classified records seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.

A top Justice Department official told Trump's lawyers weeks ago that the department believes the former president may still be withholding documents he took from the White House despite the FBI raid of his Florida residence.

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