FBI was split on how to handle Mar-a-Lago search for classified documents

Some FBI agents wanted to believe Donald Trump returned all classified documents and close the criminal investigation 2 months before the Mar-a-Lago raid uncovered more sensitive material, The Washington Post reported

Some FBI agents wanted to close the case after Donald Trump's lawyers claimed they conducted a thorough search of Mar-a-Lago, The Post reported.

Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump

Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump was knowingly concealing secret documents and urged the FBI to conduct a surprise raid. But two senior FBI officials who would be in charge of leading the search resisted the plan as too combative and proposed instead to seek Trump's permission to search his property, according to the four people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

FBI reportedly resisted searching Trump’s Mar-a-Lago for classified documents

The FBI pushed back against federal prosecutors’ plans to search former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort for classified documents last year, according to a news report. Despite ample evidence that Trump had defied a subpoena for return of the documents, senior agents suggested the Justice Department should accept false claims

FBI resisted searching Trump’s Mar-a-Lago for classified documents: report

Senior FBI agents reportedly suggested the Justice Department should accept false claims by Trump’s lawyers that he had returned all the top secret materials.

'Bullying worked': Experts blast FBI after bombshell report reveals agents were 'afraid' to raid Mar-a-Lago

Legal experts are blasting the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a bombshell Washington Post exclusive report reveals some FBI agents were “afraid” to raid Mar-a-Lago and some wanted to simply shut down the criminal investigation, delaying for months the retrieval of classified documents that Do...

'Bullying worked': Experts blast FBI after bombshell report reveals agents were 'afraid' to raid Mar-a-Lago

Legal experts are blasting the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a bombshell Washington Post exclusive report reveals some FBI agents were “afraid” to raid Mar-a-Lago and some wanted to simply shut down the criminal investigation, delaying for months the retrieval of classified documents that Do...