This was a brand new safe according to Eric. How did the FBI know about it? They skirted the law to get into it. They even found the perfect safe cracker to do the job.
I think the records thing is just an excuse.
Maybe the FBI figured there was either some stuff they could use against Trump OR that Trump had info that could be used against the Joey regime.
Imagine their shock when they found it empty.
Notice they showed up when they knew Trump was in NYC.
Good post.
The FBI could have contacted the safe company and threatened them for the combination.
One or more of the alphabet intelligence agencies could have given the FBI info on location.