https://humanevents.com/2022/08/12/exclusive-warrant-and-property-receipt-from-m...The reason for the search warrant was not made public, and the probable cause is not noted as part of the documents.
However, the warrant details statutes being pursued by federal agents, United States Code section 793, section 2071, and section 1519. Section 793 refers to crimes committed as to the “gathering, transmitting, or losing defense information,” particularly as regards national defense information. Penalties for violation include fines, and/or imprisonment of up to 10 years.
The “concealment, removal, or mutilation” of documents is covered under Section 2071, which states that “Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”
Section 2071 further states anyone in custody of such documents who “willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States.”
Section 1519 states that “Whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation or proper administration of any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States or any case filed under title 11, or in relation to or contemplation of any such matter or case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.”