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FBI Returns Seized Mar-a-Lago Documents to Trump

Boxes of materials taken during the 2022 search are transported back to Florida aboard Air Force One, following the dismissal of the classified documents case.

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President Donald Trump is pictured exiting Air Force One in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 28, 2025.
President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on cryptocurrencies, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Jan. 23, 2025.
Boxes are loaded onto Air Force One before President Donald Trump's departure at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Overview

  • The FBI returned boxes of materials seized during its 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago to President Trump, now transported back to Florida on Air Force One.
  • The documents case, which included charges of mishandling classified materials, was dismissed in 2024 after a federal judge ruled the special counsel's appointment unconstitutional.
  • Trump celebrated the return of the boxes, stating they would eventually be part of his presidential library and reiterating claims of political targeting.
  • White House officials described the returned materials as personal items, but did not clarify whether classified documents were included.
  • The Justice Department dropped its appeal of the case after Trump's 2024 election victory, citing a policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.