During the search of Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, the FBI is said to have seized highly explosive documents, according to US media. The use was made on suspicion of espionage.

During the search of the property of former US President Donald Trump, the Federal Police FBI is said to have confiscated eleven records of confidential or secret documents, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Among them were those that had been classified as top secret and could only have been viewed in special government institutions. The list of seized documents does not contain details of their contents. 

In total, the FBI agents had taken about 20 boxes of items, folders with photos, a handwritten note, and the request for clemency for Trump's ally Roger Stone from Mar-a-Lago. The list of items also contained information about the "President of France," it said.

Trump, on the other hand, said on Friday that all documents had been declassified, i.e. only previously secret or confidential. Anything else would also become a major problem for him, as numerous federal laws prohibit the misuse of classified information, including the Espionage Act and another that prohibits the unauthorized removal and storage of classified information. Trump himself had tightened the penalties for this offense during his mat time, it threatens since then up to five years in prison.

The "Washington Post" had previously reported that during the search of the property, the FBI was also said to have sought secret documents about nuclear weapons. Trump had also denied this.