12 Aug 2022

Trump estate search and seizure approved by US Attorney General

From Nine To Noon, 9:05 am on 12 August 2022
A helicopter flies near the residence of former US President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, 2022. - Former US President Donald Trump said on August 8, 2022, that his Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida was being "raided" by FBI agents in what he called an act of "prosecutorial misconduct." (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP)

A helicopter flies near the residence of former US President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, 2022. Photo: AFP / Giorgio Viera

In a new development in the controversial FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a Lago estate, the Attorney-General Merrick Garland has confirmed he personally approved the search.

But the focus now is on exactly what's inside the sealed search warrant which led to the raid.

Mr Trump's lawyer claims the FBI removed around 12 boxes from the residence. So far the reasons for the search have not been revealed but the FBI is asking the courts to release details of the warrant. 

Susie gets the latest from our US correspondent Ron Elving.