The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday it opposes the release of testimony that prosecutors have obtained approval from a federal judge to conduct a search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home in which they confiscated classified documents.

“If testimony is released, it will serve as a roadmap for the government’s ongoing investigation and will provide specific details about its direction and likely course, compromising future stages of the investigation,” the prosecutors said.

In recent days, Trump’s Republican allies have stepped up calls for Attorney General Merrick Garland to unlock the document that will reveal the evidence he has presented to show that prosecutors have reason to believe a crime was committed in Trump’s home.

On Friday, at the request of the Department of Justice, a federal court in South Florida uncovered a search warrant and several accompanying legal documents showing FBI agents obtained 11 sets of classified records from the Mar-a resort. -Trump Lake.

Some of the captured records were labeled “top secret” – the highest level for most closely guarded US national security information.

These documents are often kept in private government facilities, as their disclosure could endanger national security.

The Justice Department cited this as another reason for keeping the testimony secret on Monday, saying the investigation contained “highly classified material”.