FBI agents reportedly searched for documents relating to nuclear weapons at former President Donald Trump's home this week. However, it is not clear if such documents were recovered.
The raid on Mr Trump's Florida home marks the first time a former US president's home has ever been searched by law enforcement.
FBI activity is reportedly linked to an investigation into whether Mr Trump removed classified records from the White House and took them to Mar-a-Lago, reports The Mirror.
According to the Washington Post on Thursday U.S. federal agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons when they raided the home.
The search was approved at the highest levels of the Department of Justice (DoJ), a US official told broadcaster CBS News.
Writing on the Truth Social website, Mr Trump left a string of messages, including one that said in capital letters 'witch hunt.'
Republicans have branded the search politically motivated. Former Vice-President, Mike Pence, who has subtly distanced himself amid speculation they may both launch 2024 White House runs, called on the attorney general to give "a full accounting" of why the search warrant was carried out.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden was given no advance notice by the FBI of the raid, and claimed he "learned about this from public reports".
She told reporters: "The president was not briefed and was not aware of it. No one at the White House was given a heads-up."
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