Why did the FBI raid the residence of a former president for the first time in history?

Because Donald Trump is under investigation by the Department of Justice for a possible violation of the “Espionage Act”, a section of the American Criminal Code which notably covers the unauthorized retention of documents related to national security, according to the statutes listed on the warrant, published by the Breitbart website.

🔴Breaking: Donald Trump under DOJ investigation for (potential) violation of the Espionage Act (and two statutes related to obstruction of justice), @BradMossEsq tells me, according to the articles of the US penal code listed on the search.

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— Philippe Berry (@ptiberry) August 12, 2022

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According to the search list obtained by the

Wall Street Journal

, the FBI seized about 20 boxes at Mar-a-Lago, including 11 sets of confidential documents, some classified as "top secret".

The warrant lists three statutes of the United States Criminal Code justifying the operation: 18 USC, section 793, 1519 and 2071.

The first, titled "Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information", means that Donald Trump "is under investigation for violation of the Espionage Act", specifies to

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the lawyer specialized in national security issues Bradley Moss .

The other two refer to “obstructing justice”.

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