Attorney general Merrick Garland on Thursday said the Department of Justice has asked a federal court in Florida to unseal the search warrant for former president Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida mansion turned private club where he maintains his primary residence.
Mr Garland said the department was asking the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida to unseal the warrant, which authorised a “court-approved” search for classified documents at Mr Trump’s home, “in light of the former president's public confirmation with the search the surrounding circumstances, and the substantial public interest in this matter”.
