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On Aug. 13, 2022, lawmakers pressed for a damage assessment after reports that highly classified material had been recovered from Mar-a-Lago. The public record at the time showed a court-authorized search, months of disputes over presidential records, and growing concern about what federal investigators had found.
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On Aug. 13, 2022, lawmakers pressed for a damage assessment after reports that highly classified material had been recovered from Mar-a-Lago. The public record at the time showed a court-authorized search, months of disputes over presidential records, and growing concern about what federal investigators had found.
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On Aug. 13, 2022, lawmakers pressed for a damage assessment after reports that highly classified material had been recovered from Mar-a-Lago. The public record at the time showed a court-authorized search, months of disputes over presidential records, and growing concern about what federal investigators had found.
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