April 16, 2026 7:55 AM
The Mar-a-Lago Records Fight Was Deepening Before October Was Over
By Oct. 23, 2022, the public record already showed a May 11 subpoena for White House records, a June 3 certification that Trump’s representatives had made a diligent search and returned responsive material, and the Aug. 8 FBI search at Mar-a-Lago. Later Justice Department filings would allege that some records were still missing and that documents had been concealed or removed, but those allegations came after the edition date and were not established facts on Oct. 23.