On August 12, Trump denied a Washington Post report that the FBI had searched his Florida home for possible classified material related to nuclear weapons, writing on his social media account that "the issue of nuclear weapons is a hoax."

The search of Trump's home was part of numerous federal and state investigations that the former president has faced while in office and in private business.

On August 10, Donald Trump arrived in court in New York to testify in the case of accusing him of financial fraud.

Trump refused to answer most of the questions, using the fifth amendment to the US Constitution, which allows him not to testify against himself and his closest relatives.