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FBI searched Trump’s home seeking classified presidential records – sources

Search warrant executed by FBI agents suggests investigation comes with potentially far-reaching political ramifications for former president

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2022

What kind of criminal case is the Justice Department building against Donald Trump?

After FBI agents carted away about a dozen boxes of presidential records from Donald Trump’s opulent Mar-a-Lago residence, the question hanging over that mountain of paperwork is: What kind of criminal case is the Justice Department building against him?

Miami Herald · Aug 10, 2022

Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania says the FBI has seized his cellphone

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said Tuesday that FBI agents had seized his cellphone, making the Pennsylvania Republican the latest ally of former President Donald Trump to find himself drawn into a widening Justice Department probe.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 10, 2022

Mystery at Mar-a-Lago: What were FBI agents looking for and what are the consequences?

A federal search warrant like the kind carried out at the home of former President Donald Trump would require detailed evidence and sign-off at the highest levels of the DOJ, legal experts said.

WEKU · Aug 9, 2022

FBI search of Trump home was likely vetted carefully, despite Texas Republicans’ claims of a witch hunt

Federal authorities would have needed to meet an extraordinarily high threshold for probable cause to sign off on such a high-profile, politically explosive operation, legal experts say.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 9, 2022

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

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 Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

The Biden Administration Defends the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Medical Marijuana Users

The Justice Department says that policy is rational and consistent with the right to keep and bear arms.

Reason · Aug 9, 2022

Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban

The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

Whether an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown — especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Trump search was unprecedented, but records case will be tough

The search of former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida was unprecedented, but bringing a case will be difficult and — if successful — even the punishment would be open to legal fights.

Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022