In a 36-page filing with a Florida court, the Justice Department provided more support for its decision to search former President Donald Trump’s premises at Mar-a-Lago. The filing was made in response to a suit brought by Trump seeking to have an independent third party appointed to review materials that were seized by the government. Among the information detailed in the filing:
• The Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago resulted in the seizure of another 33 “items of evidence, mostly boxes.” Three classified documents were found in the desks in Trump’s office at the estate. There were 13 boxes or containers that held over 100 unique documents with classification markings.
• In response to a grand jury subpoena, Trump’s lawyer in June handed over “a single Redweld envelope, double-wrapped in tape” containing 38 documents that were labeled classified and a letter certifying that all relevant documents had been produced.
