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1 Affidavit in Support of an Application under Rule 41 for a Warrant to Search and Seize: In the Matter of the Search of: Locations within the Premises to Be Searched in Attachment A 1 (2022)

handle is hein.presidents/adfdvmar0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Case 9:22-rnj-9332-BER Document 102-1 Enteredc on FLSD Docket 08/26/2022 Page 1 of 38 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA IN THE MATTER OF THE SEARCH OF: ) ) Case No. LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PREMISES ) TO BE SEARCHED IN ATTACHMENT A ) Filed Under Seal AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION UNDER RULE 41 FOR A WARRANT TO SEARCH AND SEIZE I, being first duly sworn, hereby depose and state as follows: INTRODUCTION AND AGENT BACKGROUND 1. The government is conducting a criminal investigation concerning the improper removal and storage of classified information in unauthorized spaces, as well as the unlawful concealment or removal of govermnent records. The investigation began as a result of a referral the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) sent to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on February 9, 2022, hereinafter, NARA Referral. The NARA Referral stated that on January 18, 2022, in accordance with the Presidential Records Act (PRA), NARA received from the office of former President DONALD J. TRUMP, hereinafter FPOTUS, via representatives, fifteen (15) boxes of records, hereinafter, the FIFTEEN BOXES. The FIFTEEN BOXES, which had been transported from the FPOTUS property at 1100 S Ocean Blvd, Pahn Beach, FL 33480, hereinafter, the PREMISES, a residence and club known as Mar-a-Lago, further described in Attachment A, were reported by NARA to contain, among other things, highly classified documents intermingled with other records. 2. After an initial review of the NARA Referral, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened a criminal investigation to, among other things, determine how the documents with 1

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