Coverage dated October 5, 2026 to October 6, 2026

Biden FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump’s travel — and even tapped Susie Wiles phone, documents show

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The surveillance — which took place under then-President Joe Biden's administration — was part of a secret probe titled "Plasmic Echo."

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  1. New York Post

    Biden FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump’s travel — and even tapped Susie Wiles phone, documents show (opens New York Post)

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    The surveillance — which took place under then-President Joe Biden's administration — was part of a secret probe titled "Plasmic Echo."

  2. Fox News

    Biden-era FBI tracked Trump family travel and Wiles’ calls with lawyers in secret probe: docs (opens Fox News)

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    Declassified records reveal the Biden-era FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump's travel while planning the Mar-a-Lago classified documents search.

  3. BizPac Review

    Biden-era FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump’s movements, Susie Wiles’ calls (opens BizPac Review)

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    The Biden-era FBI kept tabs on Melania and Barron Trump and future White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ phone calls in 2022, according to declassified documents […]

  4. Revolver News

  5. Chicks On The Right

    Bombshell: Declassified Docs Reveals Biden FBI Spied on Barron And Melania Trump (opens Chicks On The Right)

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    Newly declassified records show the FBI tracked the travel plans of Melania Trump and Barron Trump while preparing its 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago. The records were released as part of disclosures involving “Plasmic Echo,” the federal investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified government…

  6. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Biden FBI Tapped Susie Wiles’ Phone, Tracked Melania and Barron’s Travel (opens The Daily Caller)

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    ‘Disruptive to the democratic process’

  7. Fox News

    Biden-era FBI’s ‘Nixonian’ Trump family surveillance draws scrutiny from unlikely corner (opens Fox News)

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    Julian Epstein, a former top Democratic official, compared the FBI's tracking of Melania Trump, Barron Trump and Susie Wiles to Nixonian tactics.