Washington

US federal agents took away 11 sets of classified documents from the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump during an unprecedented search earlier this week.

These documents are part of a potentially criminal violation of the Espionage Act and a few other laws.

The seized documents included four sets of top-secret documents, three sets of secret documents and three sets of confidential documents.

Among them was also a document about France's President Emmanuel Macron.

The documents, which were listed in a "Receipt of Property" handed over to Trump's lawyers by the FBI, did not give details contained in them.

The warrant sanctioning the FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday specified three potential violations of federal law, which could together end in a punishment of years in jail and fine if the accused is found guilty.

Trump could potentially be under investigation for criminal violation of the Espionage Act.

The former President is embroiled in a slew of legal cases, both criminal and civil. He was in New York City to testify in one of them on Monday when the FBI visited his property in Florida.

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Trump is also facing potentially criminal charges in Georgia state stemming from his efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in his favour.