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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump under investigation for potential violations of Espionage Act, warrant reveals

Trump in New York this week, days after the FBI searched his home in south Florida.
Donald Trump in New York this week, days after the FBI searched his home in south Florida. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters

Donald Trump is under criminal investigation for potential violations of the Espionage Act and additional statutes relating to obstruction of justice and destroying federal government records, according to the search warrant executed by FBI agents at the former president’s home on Monday.

The search warrant – the contents of which were confirmed by the Guardian – shows the FBI was seeking evidence about whether the mishandling of classified documents by Trump, including some marked top secret, amounted to a violation of three criminal statutes.

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