She mentioned today that Jay Bratt, the Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control section at the Justice Department, was present when the search warrant was served. He was also present at a visit to Mar-a-Lago in June, where he and fellow agents "spent some time looking through the material." They apparently found the documents sufficiently classified to request that they be locked and secured. It seems the FBI didn't think they'd get these documents through ongoing legal negotiation and hence issued the search warrant.
Randi asks a pertinent question? Why was the Counterintelligence and Export Control section involved? This is what they do from their web page, which might provide a clue as to why they were there and what they were looking for.
"The Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES) supervises the investigation and prosecution of cases affecting national security, foreign relations, and the export of military and strategic commodities and technology. The Section has executive responsibility for authorizing the prosecution of cases under criminal statutes relating to espionage, sabotage, neutrality, and atomic energy. It provides legal advice to U.S. Attorney's Offices and investigative agencies on all matters within its area of responsibility, which includes 88 federal statutes affecting national security. It also coordinates criminal cases involving the application of the Classified Information Procedures Act. In addition, the Section administers and enforces the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 and related disclosure statutes."
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