The FBI confiscated magazines, books and dozens of classified folders that were empty during the Mar-a-Lago raid — as well as 11,000 documents and photos. At least 14 items found in the raid are items of clothing or gifts
The FBI last month seized empty folders containing classified insignia, clothing, books and government photos during their raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida, home, a judge revealed last Friday.
Among the items listed in the documents released Friday are 47 empty folders found in Trump’s office marked “classified,” and more than 1,500 magazines, newspapers, press articles and other printed media from around his home.
The list shows that a number of folders found during the raid had classified markings, but there was no content inside. Magazine and news articles were also collected. The release from the U.S. District Court in South Florida also confirms that top secret documents were among the cache of items, shown in a photo of files lying on the floor released by the Justice Department.
The new details were revealed as Trump’s lawyers fought to get permission to review the documents seized during the search last month. The former president claimed last month that during the raid, the FBI ‘randomized’ former first lady Melania Trump’s closet at their Mar-a-Lago estate.
“The whole world watched as the FBI rummaged through the house, including the former first lady’s closets (and clothes), alone and without inspection,” Trump posted on his Truth Social account. “They even demanded that the security cameras be turned off (we refused), but there was no way of knowing if what they were taking was legitimate, it was, after all, the FBI,” he added. At least 14 items found in the raid, according to the new inventory, are items of clothing or gifts.