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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

EXPLAINER: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

News that FBI agents descended on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home and searched it have spawned accusations of a politicized law enforcement organization doing the bidding of the Biden administration in targeting political enemies.

The reality is that the process of obtaining a search warrant is a controlled by a checklist of requirements before a judge signs off on a decision to invade someone's home.

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