The U.S. Justice Department has requested to interview FBI officials involved in the 2022 search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, according to four sources familiar with the matter. This request is part of a broader investigation led by Joe diGenova, a Trump ally, to determine if Trump was a victim of a criminal conspiracy against his rights. The investigation has primarily focused on a 2017 U.S. intelligence assessment regarding Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. Investigators have been interviewing current and former intelligence personnel over recent months.
Several former FBI officials who participated in the search for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago have been approached for voluntary interviews. The specific charges being considered by prosecutors remain unclear. The search resulted in the discovery of over 100 classified documents, leading to criminal charges against Trump and two associates for illegally retaining classified materials and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them. Trump's legal team has contested the legality of the search warrant, while prosecutors have argued they had sufficient justification for the search. A judge previously dismissed the case due to concerns over the appointment of the lead prosecutor, and the DOJ dropped its appeal after Trump won the 2024 election.