By Jack Phillips Officials have completed their examination of documents that were taken during a raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and that possible “attorney-client privileged information” was seized by FBI agents, said the Department of Justice in a Monday filing. The Department of Justice filed a response on Monday morning in response to a motion […]
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Lindsey Graham Warns There Will Be ‘Riots’ If Trump Is Prosecuted
By Jack Phillips Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned there may be “riots in the streets” if former President Donald Trump is prosecuted amid an investigation into allegedly classified documents that were taken by FBI agents at his home earlier this month. “If there’s a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information, after the [Hillary] Clinton debacle … there’ll […]
Ex-FBI Intelligence Chief Says DOJ Has ‘No Case’ Against Trump
By Jack Phillips A former assistant director in the FBI said he believes the affidavit used to obtain a search warrant of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago reveals the government has “no case” against him. “We now know why the DOJ wanted the affidavit—which is supposed to articulate the probable cause needed for a legitimate search—to be kept […]
Trump: FBI Raid ‘Political’ Interference Ahead of 2022 Elections
By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump accused the FBI and Department of Justice of engaging in political interference ahead of the 2022 midterm elections and possibly even the 2024 presidential contest. In a statement released Saturday night on Truth Social, the former president wrote that the Aug. 8 raid of his Mar-a-Lago property was “done for political purposes just prior […]
Judge Signals Intent to Back Trump’s Request for Mar-a-Lago Special Master
By Eva Fu and Roman Balmakov A federal judge on Aug. 27 announced a preliminary intent to appoint a neutral third party to review documents the FBI seized in a raid on former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, citing “exceptional circumstances.” The order was a response to a request from Trump’s legal team filed days earlier, seeking […]
Former Director of National Intelligence: Nothing in Affidavit Supported ‘Extreme’ FBI Trump Raid
By Zachary Stieber No portions of the redacted search warrant affidavit supported the Biden administration taking the unprecedented step of raiding a former president’s home, a former top intelligence official says. “I think it provided a general recitation of the fact that the FBI and the Department of Justice believed that there were classified documents […]
Trump: Affidavit Shows Search Warrant Never Should Have Been Approved
By Zachary Stieber The newly released affidavit that prompted a judge to approve a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida shows the warrant should not have been approved, Trump said on Aug. 26. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, who signed off on the warrant, “should NEVER have allowed the Break-In of my home,” Trump […]
Search Warrant Affidavit for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home Released
By Zachary Stieber The document that convinced a judge to approve a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida was made public on Aug. 26 in a heavily redacted form. Government officials filed a copy of the search warrant affidavit, authored by an FBI agent, on orders from U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart. The judge approved […]
Upcoming Artemis 1 Launch a Step Towards Completing Trump’s Objective
By Katie Spence NASA’s Moon exploration dry spell is coming to an end on Aug. 29, as for the first time in almost 50 years, NASA is brushing off the Moon dust and going back to Earth’s nearest celestial body. Artemis 1 is unmanned, but it’s a big step toward getting astronauts back on the […]
FBI Search Warrant Affidavit for Trump’s Home to Be Made Public: Judge
By Zachary Stieber The affidavit that convinced a judge to approve a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s home will be unsealed by Aug. 26 at noon, the judge said on Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said he reviewed redactions to the affidavit proposed by the government and found they were proper. “I find that the […]
Lawsuit Seeks Removal of Judge Who Approved Warrant for FBI Trump Raid
By Jack Phillips Tea Party Patriots Action filed a federal complaint against the judge who approved the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. “Judge [Bruce] Reinhart has a conflict of interest and a pattern and history of hostility to President Trump,” said the filing (pdf). The lawsuit then listed several examples including purported Facebook posts […]
Biden Administration Asked National Archives to Let FBI Access Boxes From Mar-a-Lago: Letter
By Zachary Stieber The Biden administration, months before the Mar-a-Lago raid, asked the federal agency in charge of keeping the nation’s records to let the FBI pore over documents from former President Donald Trump’s home, a newly disclosed letter shows. The White House Counsel’s Office sent the request to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in April, […]