Former President Donald Trump on Friday denied a report from The Washington Post that said FBI agents were looking for classified documents related to nuclear weapons, among other items, when they searched his Mar-a-Lago home this week. 7NEWS
related to nuclear weapons, among other items, when they searched his Mar-a-Lago home this week.
Trump attacked the officials involved with the search of his home, calling them “sleazy.” He also suggested it was possible he was being framed, saying the agents who searched his home didn’t want other people present in areas they were searching. “Planting information anyone?” he wrote.NBC News has not independently verified the Washington Post report, published Thursday evening.
The National Archives and Records Administration responded to Trump’s claims by saying it was in possession of the Obama documents, which are destined for his presidential library, and that none of them are classified.Credit:The agency said in a statement, it “assumed exclusive legal and physical custody of Obama Presidential records when President Barack Obama left office in 2017, in accordance with the Presidential Records Act .
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