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Here's What FBI Took From Trump's Mar-a-Lago, According to New Report

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Recovered documents reportedly included top-secret and sensitive compartmentalized information, as well as information about a French president.
News that Trump was improperly holding federal documents and records at his Palm Beach resort home first broke in early February, when the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) confirmed that it had been searching for 15 boxes of records. Trump did not deny the story at the time, saying it was a mix-up as his staff hastily moved him out of the White House.
After the 15 boxes were turned over to the NARA, that collection led to further suspicion that Trump still possessed additional materials. Federal investigators began interviewing Trump White House and Mar-a-Lago staffers to determine what was moved. The interviews, and a broader investigation overseen by a U.S. attorney, resulted in a grand jury subpoena served on Trump in late May to produce specific documents.
After the documents were not quickly turned over, the FBI and the Justice Department chose to take the unprecedented step of carrying out a search warrant against a former president on Monday.

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