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The judge presiding complete former President Trump’s classified documents lawsuit unsealed a slew of documents Monday evening pertaining to nan FBI’s investigation into nan erstwhile president and nan FBI’s ambush connected his Mar-a-Lago property successful 2022.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ordered nan merchandise of nan caller documents, which provided a elaborate look into nan unit progressive successful nan raid connected Mar-a-Lago and a play-by-play timeline of nan raid. One of nan documents is an FBI record that suggests nan agency's investigation into Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents was dubbed "Plasmic Echo."
"This archive contains accusation that is restricted to lawsuit participants," nan archive reads. It adds, "PLASMIC ECHO; Mishandling Classified aliases National Defense Information, Unknown Subject; Sensitive Investigation Matter."
Another unsealed FBI memo memorialized nan domiciled of Attorney General Merrick Garland successful nan investigation.
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U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ordered nan merchandise of caller documents pertaining to nan FBI’s investigation into erstwhile President Trump and nan FBI’s ambush connected his Mar-a-Lago property successful 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/Pool via REUTERS)
In a archive dated March 30, 2022, Garland provided his support to let nan investigation into Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents to upgrade to a "full investigation."
"This email conveys Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General (AG) [Merrick Garland] support for conversion to a afloat investigation," a synopsis of nan restricted archive reads.
Another unsealed FBI document, dated Aug. 17, 2022, elaborate nan FBI’s unprecedented ambush connected Trump’s Palm Beach estate days earlier connected Aug 8, 2022.
The documents picture nan unit progressive successful nan ambush and supply a by-the-minute breakdown of nan incident opening pinch nan FBI's presence astatine Mar-a-Lago.
This image, contained successful nan indictment against erstwhile President Trump, shows boxes of records stored successful a bath and ablution successful nan Lake Room astatine Trump's Mar-a-Lago property successful Palm Beach, Florida. (Justice Department via AP)
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It includes entering a "45 Office" safe and later taking seized documents backmost to Washington – yet to nan FBI’s Washington Field Office (WFO).
"A hunt warrant, 22-mj-8332-BER, issued successful nan United States District Court for nan Southern District of Florida connected August 5, 2022, was executed astatine 1100 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, Florida 33480 astatine 10:33 a.m. connected August 8, 2022," nan archive reads.
Former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property successful Palm Beach, Florida, was raided by nan FBI successful nan greeting hours of Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
TRUMP SAYS MAR-A-LAGO HOME IN FLORIDA 'UNDER SIEGE' BY FBI AGENTS
"Prior to nan Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team’s introduction onto nan MAL premises, FBI activity informed and coordinated pinch section United States Secret work (USSS) leadership. Local USSS facilitated introduction onto nan premises, provided escort and entree to various locations within, and posted USSS unit successful locations wherever nan FBI squad conducted searches," it continued.
In this photograph illustration, pages are viewed from nan government’s released type of nan 32-page FBI hunt warrant affidavit for erstwhile President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. It was heavy redacted for nan protection of witnesses and rule enforcement and to guarantee nan "integrity of nan ongoing investigation." (Photo Illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The unit astatine nan ambush consisted of 4 agents from nan FBI WFO, 1 FBI Headquarters personnel, 25 agents from nan FBI Miami Field Office, 1 DOJ Counterintelligence and Export Control Section lawyer and 1 lawyer from nan United States Attorneys Office Southern District of Florida.
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Trump famously said nan greeting of nan ambush that his Mar-a-Lago property was "under siege" by nan FBI.
He besides claimed to beryllium successful afloat practice pinch investigators.
According to nan unsealed documents, nan timeline for nan ambush is arsenic followed, pinch approximate times.
Aug. 8, 2022
08:59 a.m. — FBI squad entered nan Mar-a-Lago premises
09:01 a.m. — Entry photographs of exterior initiated
09:14 a.m. — Telephonic interaction pinch lawyer [name redacted] attempted
09:36 a.m. — Telephonic interaction established pinch [name redacted]
10:13 a.m. — CCTV activated connected Mar-a-Lago premises
10:33 a.m. — Search of Mar-a-Lago initiated
10:55 a.m. — Entry photographs resumed
10:55 a.m. — Filter Team reappraisal of "45 Office" initiated
01:33 p.m. — US Attorney’s Office SDFL approves FBI introduction successful "45 Office" safe
02:23 p.m. — Exit photos of "45 Office" initiated
04:33 p.m. — Search of Mar-a-Lago premises concluded
06:19 p.m. — Receipt for Property provided to Attorney [name redacted]
07:52 p.m. — Seized grounds arrived astatine FBI Field Office Miami
08:18 p.m. — Seized grounds secured successful FBI Field Office Miami impermanent storage
Aug. 9, 2022
07:08 a.m. — Seized grounds removed from FBI Field Office Miami impermanent storage
07:13 a.m. — Convoy briefing provided by FBI Field Office Miami SWAT Team Leader
07:54 a.m. — Seized grounds departed FBI Field Office Miami
08:34 a.m. — Seized grounds arrived astatine Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
08:35 a.m. — Seized grounds loaded connected aircraft
08:49 a.m. — Aircraft departs FLL
11:00 a.m. — Aircraft arrives astatine Reagan International Airport (DCA)
11:15 a.m. — FBI Field Office Miami Filter Team Lead transfers perchance privileged seized grounds to FBI Washington Field Office Filter Team
11:20 a.m. — Seized grounds departs DCA
11:50 a.m. — Seized grounds arrives astatine FBI Washington Field Office.
