Former US President Donald Trump is being investigated for potential obstruction of justice and for violating the Espionage Act.
This was revealed in an unsealed search warrant that allowed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to search Trump’s residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
The search warrant shows that the FBI is investigating Trump for mishandling federal records and falsifying official documents to obstruct the investigation.
The Espionage Act prohibits the retention of information related to national security, information that could aid a foreign adversary or harm the United States.
The other statute in question relates to the illegal seizure of government documents.
The latest investigation into Trump’s business practices:
An unsealed inventory of items removed from the property indicates a number of “Top Secret” or Top Secret documents are included in the collection of recovered manuscripts.
According to reports, the FBI removed 11 sets of classified documents.
The SABC’s New York correspondent Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports that Trump is being investigated for violations of three federal criminal laws:
