U.S. Attorney General Responds to Opposition to Request for Disclosure of Records of Trump Mansion Search

 U.S. Attorney General Responds to Opposition to Request for Disclosure of Records of Trump Mansion Search


 U.S. Attorney General Garland has petitioned a court to allow the FBI to release search warrants and records of seized items in the search of the residence of former U.S. President Donald Trump (Republican), which was conducted on the 8th. clarified.  This is in response to growing calls from the Republican Party for an explanation for the unprecedented investigation into the mansion of a former president.


 At a news conference, Garland confirmed that he authorized the search of Trump's home in Southern Florida and that it was carried out under a court warrant.  “The Justice Department does not make decisions about searches lightly,” he said. did.


 On top of that, Mr. Trump's side (under investigation) has already made the fact of the search public, and there is high public interest in the search, so in order to disclose certain information, he requested the court to disclose the search warrant. explained.  He did not answer questions from reporters, did not provide details of the alleged raids or seized items.


 Trump says he was raided by the FBI in connection with taking his official documents to his private residence when he left office.  He is suspected of violating the Presidential Records Act, which stipulates that documents related to the president's duties must be kept and managed as official documents.  The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recovered 15 boxes of official documents from Trump's home in January, and the FBI is believed to have determined that there may be more.


 Trump claims that "former President Obama also took a large amount of documents to [his hometown] Chicago," but Obama worked with NARA to transport the documents for safekeeping at his memorial library. .  Meanwhile, the documents Trump took to his mansion were not under NARA's control.


 The Washington Post reported on the 11th that when the FBI searched Mr. Trump's house, they were looking for classified documents related to nuclear weapons.  It is unclear whether they actually seized classified nuclear-related documents.  [Shinichi Akiyama, Washington]

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