Article 62E6K First Thing: FBI searched Mar-a-Lago for nuclear weapons papers, say reports

First Thing: FBI searched Mar-a-Lago for nuclear weapons papers, say reports

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Nicola Slawson
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Suspected presence of such documents could explain why US attorney general ordered FBI agents into a Donald Trump's house. Plus, what it is like to speak 50 languages

Good morning.

FBI agents were looking for secret documents about nuclear weapons among other classified material when they searched Donald Trump's home on Monday, it has been reported.

What has Trump said about unsealing the search warrant? He said he would not oppose but rather was encouraging the immediate release of those documents" related to what he called the unAmerican, unwarranted, and unnecessary raid and break-in ... Release the documents now!" Trump has until 3pm ET to officially respond.

Is it likely that Trump did take classified nuclear weapons documents with him when he left the White House? This is not known but Trump was particularly fixated on the US nuclear arsenal while he was in the White House, and boasted about being privy to highly secret information.

Will the legislation pass? The legislation narrowly passed the US Senate on Sunday and is expected to ease through the House of Representatives, controlled by Democrats, today before being signed by Biden.

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