Within hours of a federal judge releasing the 36 page FBI affidavit, that led to the search of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, political leaders on both sides of the aisle were sounding off Friday about the search, the issue and the top secret documents the government said it was trying to recover.
Supporters of Trump said the affidavit didn’t provide the transparency they were looking for.
Among those sounding off on the investigation were House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Bay Area Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Both were in San Francisco Friday, highlighting efforts to protect women's reproductive rights. But they couldn’t avoid questions about the affidavit security.
Pelosi said the entire case is clearly raising new questions about the former president's conduct.
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“It is important for us to know at some point how at risk our national security was,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi added that she had not read the document yet but said the fact that the president would be in possession of top secret documents is an issue.
Speier went farther, questioning whether Trump committed a crime.
“The affidavit underscores the fact that not only was a reckless act by the former president, it may in fact be a criminal act,” she said.
Trump responded on his social media platform, criticizing the heavy redactions, accusing the Department of Justice and the FBI of playing politics.
Christie Smith has the full report in the video above.
