The FBI and Justice Department have yet to comment on the findings, which Mr. Trump announced on Monday evening.
He is reportedly under investigation for handling confidential and sensitive material.
This is the first time security forces have searched the home of a former US president.
The FBI’s actions are related to an investigation into whether Mr. Trump, a Republican, removed records from the White House and took them to Mar-a-Lago, the report said.
The investigation has been approved at the highest level of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the BBC's US affiliate told CBS News.
Republicans have called the probe politically charged, and prominent figure D.J.
Former Trump vice president Mike Pence, who has recused himself amid speculation the two could launch a White House race in 2024, has asked the attorney general to provide a "full account" of the reasons for the search warrant
"Never in the history of the United States has the private residence of a former president been attacked," he wrote on Twitter.
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Mr. Trump’s allies in Congress have vowed to launch an investigation into whether he will regain control of the House and Senate in mid-November elections, when the balance of power will be decided by those in Washington.
White House spokeswoman Karen Jean Pierre told reporters Tuesday that the FBI did not inform President Joe Biden of the attack in advance and that "he learned of it from public reports."
"The president didn't know or know about it. Nobody in the White House was notified," he said.
"President Biden believes in the rule of law," he told reporters, adding that Mr. Biden had worked hard to protect the independence of the Justice Department.
Anti-Trump demonstrators outside Trump Tower in Manhattan on Tuesday
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Anti-Trump demonstrators outside Trump Tower in Manhattan on Tuesday
The attack was first announced by the former president in a statement at Trump Tower in New York City on Monday evening.
Trump’s lawyer, Lindsay Halligan, said he received a call at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT) saying the FBI had a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago and was supposed to be at the property.
He said he saw 30 to 40 FBI agents wearing gloves, some in long coats and others in plain clothes, and about 10 to 15 FBI vehicles, including rental trucks.
Ms. Halligan told CBS that she and another lawyer for Mr. Trump had been barred from entering the compound, and that the search had been divided into three areas: bedrooms, offices and storage areas.
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Secret Service agents protecting Mr. Trump were notified shortly before the warrant was issued, an unnamed official told CBS.
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