airtime we have assembled a team of correspondents and experts to tell you what is known, but it could mean, and where it may lead. cnn s kaitlan collins starts us off. caitlin what are you learning about this fbi operation? john, it s a remarkable development with the former president himself confirming that the fbi has executed a search warrant on his home in palm beach, florida today. he said in a statement that his beautiful home, mar-a-lago in palm beach, which became s primary residence after he left the white house is, quote, currently under siege, rated and not occupied by a large number of fbi agents. he says after working in cooperating with the relevant government agencies, the sun announced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. he adds, quote, they even broke into my safe and he compared it to water gate or worse than water gain and maintains it s an effort to stop him from running for president in 2024. we should note we have now learned this search
airtime we have assembled a team of correspondents and experts to tell you what is known, but it could mean, and where it may lead. cnn s kaitlan collins starts us off. caitlin what are you learning about this fbi operation? john, it s a remarkable development with the former president himself confirming that the fbi has executed a search warrant on his home in palm beach, florida today. he said in a statement that his beautiful home, mar-a-lago in palm beach, which became s primary residence after he left the white house is, quote, currently under siege, rated and not occupied by a large number of fbi agents. he says after working in cooperating with the relevant government agencies, the sun announced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. he adds, quote, they even broke into my safe and he compared it to water gate or worse than water gain and maintains it s an effort to stop him from running for president in 2024. we should note we have now learned this search warrant h
acts of removing classified documents or sensitive documents. so it s in violation of some further law. i think what we re gonna see, is a very serious allegation when it s ultimately uncovered. andrew mccabe, norm eisen, thank you both for your help in your experience. caitlin, will you go back to reporting, please if you learn anything more let us know right away. as these developments are coming in fast and furious. next, more on the political repercussions, especially the former president on the campaign trail for others and dropping more hints about another run in 2024.
in this case, we know that the white house had no former knowledge that this search was gonna take place. it is likely, that those agents reached out to their counterparts. who provide security at that location at the absolute last-minute possible. i m sure everything that they could possibly do, to keep this quiet, to keep it confidential before it happens, i m sure they want to every line they possibly could. you can imagine some tense phone calls being made, when there s local police are secret service, whoever is protecting property. and essence, immediately before agent showed up and executed the. warrant caitlin, just remind us again the issues and the questions surrounding these documents. 15 boxes, potentially of what? and who wants them and why? we were told, it s fake