i am ali velshi. we know more this weekend than ever before about the fbi. and the search of the mar-a-lago estate. new details just released to the public, the possibility of criminal prosecution of the twice impeached ex president s so plausible, now, that some federal prosecutors are actually seeing it out loud. less than 24 hours ago we got our first look at the affidavit used by the fbi to convince a federal judge to greenlight the mar-a-lago search. the document is heavily redacted to protect the safety of civilian witnesses and law enforcement officers, but there is plenty to see and hear. including this line. quote, there is probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the premises. the affidavit directly contradicts his claim that he was already cooperating with the government. it makes it clear the lengths the government went to before pursuing action to recover the material. outlining how the former president the affidavit paints the pi
contents of 15 boxes trump returned to the national archives from his florida property in january. 15. and identified documents with classification markings in 14 of the 15 boxes. it states that agents found 184 unique documents that had classification markings. 25 documents were marked as top secret. 67 documents were marked as confidential. and 92 were marked secret. according to the affidavit, agents saw markings denoting various control systems designed to protect various types of sensitive information. they included markings that designate intelligence gathered by quote, clandestine human sources such as a report by a cia officer or someone who works for the defense intelligence agency. as for the redactions, they were found in the section providing
the 15 boxes. it states that agents found 184 unique documents that had classification markings. 25 documents were marked as top secret. 67 documents were marked as confidential. and 92 were marked secret. according to the affidavit, agents saw markings devoting various control systems designed to protect various types of sensitive information. they included markings that designate intelligence gathered by, quote, clandestine human sources, like a report by a cia officer, or someone who works for the defense intelligence agency. as for the redactions, they were primarily in the section providing probable cause for the search, which is about 20 pages long. one almost completely blacked out section is titled, there is
any potential risks to national security that may have resulted from classified documents being held at mar-a-lago. democratic house committee chairs, who had pushed for a review, praising the news, saying after seeing the unsealed affidavit, it s critical that the ic move swiftly to assess and, if necessary, to mitigate the damage done. the affidavit that prosecutors used to justify their request for a search warrant of trump s home is highly redacted. whole pages blacked out. but between the lines, a glimpse into what concerned investigators. the national archives saying that after numerous requests, it received 15 boxes of materials in january, including 184 documents marked classified. the classified material was allegedly unfoldered, intermixed and not properly secured at mar-a-lago. and some of the documents found had information from clandestine human sources, dealing with the nation s spies. i asked president biden friday
now, the affidavit describes how the department of justice sought to search donald trump s florida home, after retrieving an initial batch of classified documents, that contained information about, quote, clandestine human sources, information relating to human intelligence activities, capabilities, techniques, processes, and procedures. now, these documents should have been kept in a secure location. but the affidavit explains how at the most incompetent and dangerous president in history allowed classified information to be, quote, unfolded, intermixed with other records, and otherwise on properly identified. but here s the thing. documents that were released with the affidavit explain how it can be viewed as a roadmap for the criminal prosecution of the former president, with probable cause that the former president actually obstructed justice. here is an example. quote, although the public is now aware that the government executed a search warrant at