Since news broke that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, a growing number of Republicans have spoken out against the raid.
, asserting -- without evidence -- that the search was an attempt by Democrats to "weaponize the bureaucracy against Republicans."
Sources said the search of Mar-a-Lago was related to the 15 boxes of documents that Trump took there when he departed the White House, some of which the National Archiveswere marked classified. In January, Trump handed over the documents to the National Archives, and his attorneys said they were searching for any more records they may have.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that the FBI's activities at Trump's compound are court-authorized.A senior official briefed on Monday's events told ABC News that the Secret Service was notified by the FBI a short time before agents arrived that they would be coming. The Secret Service validated the search warrant and facilitated entry into the residence, in accordance with a court order, the official said. Secret Service agents were not involved in the search.
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