Eric Trump teased the release of surveillance video from the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago last week.
“Absolutely, Sean, at the right time,” the second son of former President Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity when asked about the CCTV footage during an interview this week. Eric Trump, who is an executive vice president at the Trump Organization, previously made news by declaring a safe breached by the FBI during the raid was empty.
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The FBI raid was the result of a search warrant, prompting the elder Trump to claim this was another example of a politically motivated act against him.
A judge allowed the release last week of a court-approved search warrant and an inventory of property seized, which showed 11 sets of classified records were removed from Donald Trump’s Florida residence and that the former president is being investigated for a possible Espionage Act violation and obstruction of justice.
The former president, who called for the release of more documents underlying the search warrant, and his attorneys claim federal agents were taped even after they were asked to turn off the security cameras.
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A report by CNN on Wednesday said Donald Trump is receiving mixed advice on whether to release the footage, with some encouraging a disclosure, including putting clips in campaign-style ads. Others have warned the former president against it because people could see the large amount of material that was seized from the private club.
The report also noted that the Department of Justice already subpoenaed surveillance footage from Mar-a-Lago as part of its investigation and cited a source saying Jay Bratt, the DOJ chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section who visited the club in June, was the official who made the request to turn off the cameras on the day of the search.
Andrew McCabe, a former deputy director of the FBI, said on CNN that there would be “deep concern” within the bureau with such a video release. Among the reasons he listed were the disclosure of classified materials and the “increased risk” that it would pose to agents involved in the search after Breitbart published the names of FBI agents who carried out the raid.
