Trump Records Were Likely Moved to Obstruct Probe, DOJ Says (1)

The Justice Department said it developed evidence that White House records held in a storage room at Donald Trump’sFlorida home may have been concealed or removed before a June FBI visit to collect classified documents, suggesting possible attempts to obstruct the investigation.

The government made the assertion in a filing late Tuesday night. The document gives the public the clearest reasoning yet for the unprecedented search of Mar-a-Lago two months after the FBI’s earlier visit to the property, which was carried out pursuant to a May 11 grand jury subpoena.

“The FBI uncovered multiple sources of evidence indicating that ...