One of the ways the FBI gathered so much information in the classified documents case was that they put Trump under surveillance.
The FBI had extensive visual information about what happened at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort before executing its search warrant last summer en route to the first-ever federal criminal indictment against a former president, according to a court document dated Wednesday. released.
Among the insights the FBI had before it approached a federal court for approval of its search warrant related to Trump’s handling of classified material as he left the White House: a snapshot of 61 boxes in the private club storage unit, as well as surveillance footage of the materials are moved and not returned.
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The same court document also noted that the DOJ had determined by August 2022 that Trump had lied about handing over all the classified material. The former president still had classified materials and he was moving them.
When Trump or any of his allies talk about Joe Biden and government documents, the difference is that there is no evidence that Biden lied to law enforcement, withheld classified information, and distributed it.
President Biden turned over the documents when they were found and agreed to a search to ensure all documents were recovered, which is the opposite of Trump’s behavior.
The government was able to collect enough evidence for a search warrant because Trump was no longer given special treatment and was treated like any other suspect.
Trump has every chance to follow the law and do the right thing. When he refused, the government acted to protect national security.