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Politics
Alex Henderson

Trump allies think aide "flipped" to FBI

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

On Monday, August 8, right-wing media and MAGA Republicans exploded in a fit of rage after the FBI conducted a search of former President Donald Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago in South Florida. The search pertained to Trump's handling of White House documents; under the Presidential Records Act of 1978, presidential records are publicly owned after a president leaves office.

Trump is known for demanding total, unquestioning loyalty from everyone from Republican politicians to business associates. And according to Axios reporter Mike Allen, the Mar-a-Lago search has made the atmosphere of "mistrust and paranoia" in Trumpworld even worse.

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