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A federal judge directed Trump's attorneys to look for any
classified material still in his possession. They found the
documents in a storage room at his Palm Beach, Florida, home, one of
four properties searched, the person said.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Trump broke the law
by retaining U.S. government records, some marked as top secret,
after leaving office in January 2021.
Trump, who last month launched his 2024 presidential campaign, has
denied wrongdoing and has said without providing evidence that the
investigation is a partisan attack.
The searches were reported earlier by the Washington Post and CNN.
FBI agents seized thousands of documents, about 100 of which were
marked classified, during a court-approved Aug. 8 search of his
Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.
Prosecutors are also looking into whether Trump or his team
obstructed justice when the FBI sent agents to search his home.
Officials have said more classified documents may still be missing.
Last month U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack
Smith, a war crimes prosecutor, as special counsel to oversee both
the documents investigation as well as a separate investigation into
his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
"President Trump and his counsel continue to be cooperative and
transparent, despite the unprecedented, illegal and unwarranted
attack against President Trump and his family by the weaponized
Department of Justice," said Trump spokesman Steven Cheung.
Garland appointed Smith as special counsel to ensure the probe was
independent of U.S. President Joe Biden, who may face Trump again in
the 2024 election.
Trump has faced a series of legal setbacks over the past week,
including a Tuesday verdict that his company was guilty of tax
fraud.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; additional reporting by Doina Chiacu
and Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Scott Malone)
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