The FBI conducted an unprecedented raid on Aug. 8, and the decision to raid Mar-a-Lago was personally approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over how best to try to recover classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and residence led to a tense showdown near the end of July last year, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump ...
