[Scott from the Left Coast]

“ Trump is nobody’s fool.”

And to that…there would be no documents of any real significance at Mar A Lago. Anything that sensitive, if there even is anything of any sensitivity, would be in the custody of his lawyers and preserved or housed elsewhere.

They were on a fishing expedition, hoping to find something they could try to embarrass him with or use in political campaigns…like tax or bank documents.

[Observator]

They were on a fishing expedition, hoping to find something they could try to embarrass him with or use in political campaigns…like tax or bank documents.

It's possible, but unlikely. The reason that everyone is hopping mad is that it is an extraordinary move for the FBI to search an ex-President's residence. When Republicans take the House, they will investigate this search.

Wray and Garland know this. So I'd be surprised it there isn't a deeper motive than fishing, or a few potentially mishandled presidential records. Trump's lawyers have the warrant, but haven't revealed its contents.