Donald Trump says the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago estate

Donald Trump said on Monday that the FBI conducted a search of his Mar-a-Lago Club home in Palm Beach, Florida.

According to the two people familiar with the matter, the search appears to be focused on classified documents that Trump brought with him to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House. Reports that the Justice Department investigated whether Trump still had any records in his possession after the National Archives and Records Administration said it found 15 boxes of classified documents in the area.

The former president also released a statement about the search, calling it a "raid" and likening the situation to Watergate.

"After working and cooperating with the appropriate government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was neither necessary nor appropriate," Trump wrote in the statement, according to the Times. "They even broke into my safe!" What's the difference between this and Watergate, where agents broke into the Democratic National Committee? Here, in reverse, the Democrats stormed into the home of the 45th President of the United States."

The FBI search comes as the House of Representatives continues to investigate the events of January 6, when the Capitol was attacked as Congress counted electoral college votes to shore up President Joe Biden's victory. Trump's role in the attack was the focus of much discussion during the hearings, with several of his closest advisers testifying.

The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Variety's request for comment. According to the Associated Press, a DOJ spokesperson declined to comment on the situation.

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