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Sealed search warrant from Trump raid poised for release

  Washington, United States | AFP | by Chris Lefkow / Chris Lefkow and Michael Mathes US justice officials were poised Friday to make public a sealed warrant explaining the unprecedented raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate that triggered accusations of political persecution by the former president and his supporters. The 76-year-old Trump supported the release of the search warrant, although he has had a copy of the document for days and could have revealed […]

US attorney general says ‘personally approved’ Trump home search

Washington, United States | AFP | by Chris Lefkow and Joshua Melvin US Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday he had “personally approved” the dramatic raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate and, in a highly unusual move, was requesting the warrant justifying the search be made public. The country’s top prosecutor did not reveal the reason for the unprecedented search of the home of a former US president, and condemned “unfounded attacks” on the FBI and […]