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On Feb. 6, 2023, the Mar-a-Lago records dispute was still an active federal investigation, but the public record had not yet reached the later criminal charging stage. The core facts then were a January 2022 transfer of 15 boxes to the National Archives, an August 2022 search, and unresolved questions about what else remained.
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On Feb. 6, 2023, the Mar-a-Lago records dispute was still an active federal investigation, but the public record had not yet reached the later criminal charging stage. The core facts then were a January 2022 transfer of 15 boxes to the National Archives, an August 2022 search, and unresolved questions about what else remained.
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On Feb. 6, 2023, the Mar-a-Lago records dispute was still an active federal investigation, but the public record had not yet reached the later criminal charging stage. The core facts then were a January 2022 transfer of 15 boxes to the National Archives, an August 2022 search, and unresolved questions about what else remained.
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