(CNN)The FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida resort is an extraordinary, historic development given that it targeted a former President of the United States and set off a political uproar he could use to stoke his likely 2024 White House bid.
In the past, political investigations that have threatened Trump have only increased his superpower appeal to supporters. But federal agents on Monday acted on a judge-approved warrant, which suggests they had probable grounds to believe a crime had been committed. They focused on Trump's offices and personal quarters in his Mar-a-Lago winter residence while the former President was away in New York.
Monday's search was related to the possible mishandling of presidential documents, potentially some that were classified, that may have been taken to Trump's home -- the subject of one of two Justice Department investigations related to the former President.
The news was one of the most staggering twists yet in the story of Trump, who was impeached twice, incited a mob riot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss and constantly tore at the guardrails of his office and democracy during his single term, and afterward, like no other President.
It threatened to inject new toxins into the political life of a nation that is hopelessly divided -- with millions of Trump supporters already believing his lies that the 2020 election was stolen -- and that on many issues no longer has a common understanding of truth itself.
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