Trump will not contest the decision to raid his home.
Former US President Donald Trump has said he will not contest the release of the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search his Mar-a-Lago home.
In a statement, Trump said he was encouraging its “immediate authorization” – but repeated claims the search was unnecessary and politically motivated.
The US Department of Justice has made a rare request to a Florida court to vacate the order.
If provided, this means that the documents have been made available to the public.
And it could confirm the reason for Monday’s search of Trump’s Florida home — something the Justice Department has never done before.
The FBI’s search is believed to be related to an investigation into whether the former president removed classified information and sensitive materials from the White House.
Citing anonymous sources, documents related to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents were looking for at Mar-a-Lago.
The sources did not tell the newspaper whether the information involved US or any other nation’s weapons.
Trump had until 3pm on Friday to challenge the decision – but it is not clear what his statement will mean now that the documents can be released.
“Not only will I not object to the release of documents related to the un-American, unwarranted and unnecessary search and seizure of my Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago home, but I am going one step further by immediately requesting, the publication of those documents”, the statement says.
FBI agents during the Mar-a-Lago raid had demanded that the cameras be turned off, but Trump’s team refused to comply.
