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“Agents who are behind closed doors, who are working in the shadows—their identities can be revealed simply by the nature of the information exposed,” retired top CIA officer Douglas London says discussing classified documents such as the ones found at Mar-a-Lago. “People live and die by mistakes like this, which is why it’s taken so seriously.”

Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling breaks down the various ways sensitive documents can be classified by the US government after the FBI seized documents from former President Trump's home.

A federal judge unsealed the warrant for the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago on Friday, showing that former President Trump possessed top secret documents which the FBI seized. Ari Melber, in this special second hour of The Beat, is joined by expert guests with their analysis of these developments.

Rep. Jim Himes, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks about the stringent security requirements for accessing America's closest held secrets and why Donald Trump's evolving series of excuses for how secret material ended up at Mar-a-Lago are nonsense.

"Records the FBI retrieved from Mar-a-Lago have classifications that include Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information, which is a category that is designed to protect secrets that, if revealed, could harm U.S. interests. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois), member of the House Intelligence Committee, joins Ari Melber, in this special second hour of The Beat. "

The unsealed documents show the FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the search Monday.

The search warrant used to allow federal agents to enter former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate has been unsealed. A property receipt shows agents recovered a number of top secret and highly classified documents, but the former president says it was all declassified and the search was unnecessary. NBC’s Maura Barrett reports for Saturday TODAY.

Nahaje Sherman reports the agency reportedly recovered several sets of classified information.

According to the document, the FBI was searching for evidence of unlawful removal of public records, violations of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice.

Donald Trump's lawyer signed a letter in June asserting that there was no more classified information stored at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.

The Washington Post is reporting that the FBI was looking for missing documents related to nuclear weapons. That's according to people familiar with the investigation. If true, why would the former President keep those documents and what was he planning to do with them?

The release of court documents related to the search of Mar-a-Lago is prompting new questions about what the FBI was looking for and about what former president Donald Trump was storing at his estate. Michael George reports for CBS2.

Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti discusses the FBI search of former President Trump's home and the potential legal implications.

Court records unsealed Friday indicate that 11 sets of classified documents were recovered.

In our news wrap Saturday, a Trump attorney told the Justice Department that all classified documents had been returned, the Southern Baptist Convention's handling of sexual abuse claims is under investigation, Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker is charged with attempted murder, Sen. Sinema's campaign donations from Wall Street come under scrutiny, and Italy's largest lake drops near historic lows.

A search warrant unsealed this week revealed that FBI agents removed more than 20 boxes and binders, including 11 sets of highly classified documents from former President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate.

A property receipt unsealed by the court shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate during a search on Monday.

Sources say a Trump lawyer signed a statement in June saying all classified documents at Mar-a-Lago had been turned over.

"I personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter," said Attorney General Merrick Garland.

One of former President Donald Trump's attorneys signed a letter in June asserting that there was no more classified information stored at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, according to two sources familiar with the matter

The documents retrieved from Mar-a-Lago could have included the “most protected secrets in the U.S. government," NBC's Ken Dilanian reports on Meet the Press.

CBS News learned a lawyer for the former president certified in writing back in June that all classified materials had been removed from the Florida residence.

NBC News Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian reports on the latest developments in the FBI’s investigation of former President Trump’s handling of classified information.

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff says he has seen "no evidence" to suggest the former president declassified sensitive documents before taking them to his home in Florida.

"Under the Espionage Act, it is a crime to unlawfully remove, destroy or conceal government materials and national defense information. "