WASHINGTON — Few specifics are known about what the FBI sought during Monday’s daylong search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
But one thing is clear: For federal investigators to seek a search warrant and conduct an unannounced search of the property while Trump was not present indicates they believe the evidence they sought was worth any expected political blowback.
The onslaught began quickly after the former president publicized the search, with his allies demanding more information and rallying around calls for an investigation of the events, which they decried as a partisan witch hunt and an abuse of power. Republican House leaders have promised to conduct investigations of the Justice Department and FBI if they win control of the House in November.
