Key Ex-FBI Witnesses Say Testimony Won't Support Trump 'Grand Conspiracy' Claim
Lawyers for several former FBI agents filed court papers on Monday, September 21, saying the agents' expected grand jury testimony will not support claims of a Justice Department "grand conspiracy" against Donald Trump.[1]
The filing says that if the ex-agents testify, they will say the August 2022 Mar-a-Lago search was conducted fairly and in accordance with the law.[1] It says the agents will describe investigating a properly predicated allegation that Trump unlawfully retained hundreds of highly classified documents and the national security risks those records posed.[1]
In August 2022, FBI agents executed the search after records suggested classified material was at Mar-a-Lago.[1] All of the former agents named in the filing were later fired in a purge of investigators who had taken part in Trump-related criminal inquiries.[1]
Several have been ordered to appear before the grand jury as soon as next week, the filing says.[1] If ex-agents' testimony matches the filing, it could undercut arguments by Trump supporters that the investigation reflects a coordinated, politically motivated campaign against him.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- On Monday, September 21, 2026, lawyers for former FBI agents filed court papers responding to grand jury subpoenas in the DOJ 'grand conspiracy' investigation.
- The filing says that if the ex-agents testify, they will state that the August 2022 Mar-a-Lago classified documents search was conducted fairly and in accordance with the law.
- The lawyers say the agents will recount investigating a properly predicated allegation that Donald Trump unlawfully retained hundreds of highly classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, and will describe resulting national-security risks.
- All of the former agents were previously fired in a purge of investigators who took part in Trump-related criminal inquiries, and several have been ordered to appear before the grand jury as soon as next week.
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