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By May 14, 2022, the Mar-a-Lago records dispute was already in a federal investigative posture. DOJ later said it opened a grand jury investigation on April 26, and the grand jury issued a subpoena on May 11 for documents with classification markings. A May 10 letter from the acting archivist said NARA would give the FBI access to the records beginning as early as May 12.
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By May 14, 2022, the Mar-a-Lago records dispute was already in a federal investigative posture. DOJ later said it opened a grand jury investigation on April 26, and the grand jury issued a subpoena on May 11 for documents with classification markings. A May 10 letter from the acting archivist said NARA would give the FBI access to the records beginning as early as May 12.
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