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1 verified report published on August 8, 2022.
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For Trump, the day’s problem was not just the search itself. It was the fact that a federal investigation had gotten far enough to justify an extraordinary step at his own home — and that made every denial, spin job, and outrage blast look like camouflage for a much bigger mess.
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The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property on Aug. 8, 2022, escalating an already existing fight over presidential records and classified-marked material. The public record showed the dispute had been underway for months, and the search warrant affidavit was still sealed that day.