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Washington Post:
Mar-a-Lago search appears focused on whether Trump, aides withheld items — The FBI sought a warrant after Archives officials pressed Trump's circle to return what they believed was government property, according to people familiar with the discussions — In the months before the FBI's dramatic move …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry says the FBI seized his cell phone one day after Mar-a-Lago raid — The confiscation of Perry's phone comes one day after the FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate — Bret Baier on Trump raid: There is a lot we don't know — EXCLUSIVE - Republican …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Why the Trump search warrant is nothing like Hillary's emails — The Justice Department official who oversaw the investigation of Hillary Clinton's handling of classified records says there's simply no comparing the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence to the case against the former secretary of State.
Politico:
Federal agents took about a dozen boxes from Mar-a-Lago, Trump lawyer says — Federal agents removed about a dozen boxes of materials from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and issued a warrant indicating the search pertained to possible violations surrounding classified information …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden, trying to tout his policies, faces a familiar intruder: Trump — For much of his presidency, Biden has had to compete for attention with the “former guy,” who left office a year-and-a half-ago but has never really left the public consciousness. — President Biden stood outside …
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NBC News:
Trump's legal team was in talks with DOJ this spring over records stored at Mar-a-Lago, attorney says — Donald Trump's legal team was in discussions with the Justice Department as recently as early June about records stored at the former president's Mar-a-Largo home that FBI agents searched on Monday …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump lawyers provide new info but no warrant — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — WHERE'S THE WARRANT? — It's been two days since the FBI searched Trump's Florida home, spurring loud calls for transparency at Justice.
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Former President Donald Trump to be deposed by NY attorney general on Wednesday
Former President Donald Trump to be deposed by NY attorney general on Wednesday
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Asha Rangappa / Just Security:
Expert Explainer: Criminal Statutes that Could Apply to Trump's Retention of Government Documents
Expert Explainer: Criminal Statutes that Could Apply to Trump's Retention of Government Documents
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Associated Press:
Trump says he's testifying Wednesday in NY investigation
Trump says he's testifying Wednesday in NY investigation
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Haris Alic / Fox News:
FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago could boost Trump's 2024 White House run, say strategists
FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago could boost Trump's 2024 White House run, say strategists
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Do We Believe Our Own Dogma?
Do We Believe Our Own Dogma?
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
FBI searched Melania's wardrobe, spent hours in Trump's private office during Mar-a-Lago raid
FBI searched Melania's wardrobe, spent hours in Trump's private office during Mar-a-Lago raid
CNN:
Trump fields calls from Republican allies to speed up 2024 bid after FBI raid
Trump fields calls from Republican allies to speed up 2024 bid after FBI raid
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
What the F.B.I.'s Raid of Mar-a-Lago Could Mean for Trump
What the F.B.I.'s Raid of Mar-a-Lago Could Mean for Trump
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
What Is Really Unprecedented Is the Criminality … In response to the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago …
What Is Really Unprecedented Is the Criminality … In response to the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Search of Trump's Home Pushes Long Conflict Into Public View — Justice Department officials were worried that the former president had not fully complied with requests to return material taken from the White House that included possible classified information.
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Hannah Allam / Washington Post:
Simmering threat of violence comes to fore with search of Trump property — Calls from right for militant action in response to FBI raid span mainstream and extremist circles — For months, right-wing agitators with millions of followers have peddled the idea that a moment was coming soon …
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New York Times:
Republicans Rally Behind Trump, Who Reprises Favored Role: Victim — Arguments used against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 email inquiry are long forgotten as G.O.P. officials rush to condemn the F.B.I.'s search of Mar-a-Lago. — WASHINGTON — Republicans sought Tuesday to turn the F.B …
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Trump could be charged with violating the Espionage Act, former DOJ national security chief says
Trump could be charged with violating the Espionage Act, former DOJ national security chief says
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russia's Trump Raid Tantrum Is a Spectacle You Don't Want to Miss
Russia's Trump Raid Tantrum Is a Spectacle You Don't Want to Miss
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New York Times:
Albuquerque Police Detain Suspect in Killings of Muslim Men — The shootings of four Muslim men since November may be connected, the police have said, raising fears in a place where many immigrants and refugees had felt at home. — ALBUQUERQUE — For days, the news that someone might …
Jason Koebler / VICE:
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion — Motherboard has obtained court documents that show Facebook gave police a teenager's private chats about her abortion. Cops then used those chats to seize her phone and computer.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Barnes wins Democratic Senate primary in Wisconsin, finalizing showdown with Ron Johnson — Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has won the state's Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, officially setting up a pivotal battleground state showdown with incumbent Republican Ron Johnson …
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Joann Muller / Axios:
If you want an electric car, buy one this week — If you're thinking of buying an electric car any time soon, you'd better place your order before President Biden signs the Democrats' big climate, tax and health care package into law — which could happen as soon as this weekend.
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Politico:
Republican Herrera Beutler falls in primary after voting to impeach Trump — GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler has lost her bid for reelection in a primary in Washington state, the latest blow for the group of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump early last year.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump tax returns must be given to Congress, federal appeals court says in new ruling — Tax returns of former President Donald Trump and related entities must be turned over to the House Ways and Means Committee, a federal appeals court panel said in a ruling.
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Politico:
Falling prices online and at the pump fuel hopes for inflation-ravaged economy — The Biden administration on Tuesday got some much-needed good news on inflation: Online consumer prices dropped in July — the first time in more than two years that's happened.
Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Trump Allies Are Attacking Biden For a Plan to Hire 87,000 New IRS Agents That Doesn't Exist — Since news broke on Monday that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump's South Florida home, Republican members of Congress and right-wing media figures have launched a new line of attack …
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