They demanded the security cameras were shut down, told Lindsey Halligan, a lawyer for Mr Trump, that the FBI had a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago and that she should come to the property.
She said she saw 30 to 40 gloved FBI agents, some in suits and others dressed casually, and around 10 to 15 FBI vehicles, including a rental truck.
Ms Halligan told CBS she and another lawyer for Mr Trump were barred from entering the complex, and that the search was divided into three sections: a bedroom, office and storage area.
"Complete overkill," she said. "If they needed documents, they could have asked."
The Secret Service agents protecting Mr Trump were notified shortly before the warrant was served, an unnamed law enforcement official told CBS.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62486406
cancel2 2022 (08-11-2022)
It was someone on Trump's staff who tipped off the FBI about the safe and the basement.
They've been in discussions for months. The lawyers were aware. None need to be present during the execution of a search warrant. Trump wasn't even there.
While Trump may like to record himself like Nixon, I think he's paranoid enough to not do so.
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
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