Coverage dated August 8, 2022 to August 10, 2022

Trump Was Subpoenaed for Records Before Mar-a-Lago Raid: Report

Headline from Rolling Stone, on the newest of 3 developments

The material sought by the FBI was so sensitive that authorities felt they had no choice but to act, according to a new report from The New York Times

Rolling Stone's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Aug 9, 2022
Trump Attorney on Mar-a-Lago Raid: DOJ, FBI Use 'Guise' of 'National Security' to 'Hide Things'
Headline from Breitbart News ·
Aug 10, 2022
Trump FBI raid: Garland's DOJ faces growing pressure to release information on unprecedented search
Headline from Fox News ·
Aug 11, 2022Newest
Trump Was Subpoenaed for Records Before Mar-a-Lago Raid: Report
Headline from Rolling Stone ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

The Daily Caller
‘Preserve Your Documents’: Kevin McCarthy Promises Probe Of Garland, DOJ After Trump Raid (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Aug 8, 2022
The Daily Caller's feed description
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ripped the Monday raid of Mar-a-Lago by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in statements released on social media.
Fox News
White House, DOJ and FBI silent on reason for raiding Trump's Mar-a-Lago home (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 8, 2022
Fox News's feed description
The White House, Department of Justice and FBI were silent when asked if they planned to share more information about the raid of former President Trump's home despite heavy criticism.
Fox News
White House continues to refuse comment on FBI Mar-a-Lago raid, says DOJ probe is independent (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 8, 2022
Fox News's feed description
The White House on Tuesday maintained that it was not given any advance notice of the FBI's unprecedented raid on former President Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago, saying President Biden is committed to the rule of law and Justice Department investigations “free of political influence.”
Fox News
Trump raid linked to DOJ, National Archives probe into classified docs allegedly taken to Mar-a-Lago (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 8, 2022
Fox News's feed description
The raid on former President Trump's private residence at Mar-a-Lago was connected to records Trump allegedly took with him from the White House when he left office in January 2021.
Breitbart News
Dershowitz: DOJ Can't Use Mar-a-Lago Evidence if FBI Raid Improper (opens Breitbart News)
Published Aug 8, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
Alan Dershowitz said evidence seized by the FBI in a raid on former President Trump's home would be ruled out if the raid were improper.
Breitbart News
Trump Attorney on Mar-a-Lago Raid: DOJ, FBI Use 'Guise' of 'National Security' to 'Hide Things' (opens Breitbart News)
Published Aug 9, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
Christina Bobb, a lawyer for Donald Trump, said the DOJ and FBI are using the "guise" of "national security" to "hide things from the public."
Fox News
Trump FBI raid: Garland's DOJ faces growing pressure to release information on unprecedented search (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 9, 2022
Fox News's feed description
Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing calls to release information on the DOJ's raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago, Florida home.
Deseret News
Was the search in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home legal? (opens Deseret News)
Published Aug 9, 2022
Deseret News's feed description
Trump called the raid ‘prosecutorial misconduct,’ but the FBI and DOJ may have the law on their side
Rolling Stone
Trump Was Subpoenaed for Records Before Mar-a-Lago Raid: Report (opens Rolling Stone)
Published Aug 10, 2022
Rolling Stone's feed description
The material sought by the FBI was so sensitive that authorities felt they had no choice but to act, according to a new report from The New York Times
Insider
Trump took such sensitive documents from the White House that the DOJ felt it had no choice but to raid Mar-a-Lago: report (opens Insider)
Published Aug 10, 2022
Insider's feed description
According to The New York Times, investigators were concerned about highly sensitive documents remaining at Mar-a-Lago.
The Daily Caller
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Johnson Calls For FBI, DOJ Employees To Come Forward With Info On Trump Mar-A-Lago Raid (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Aug 10, 2022
The Daily Caller's feed description
Sen. Ron Johnson sent a letter to the FBI and the DOJ calling for information related to the raid of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.
Fox News
Some DOJ members think silence on FBI Mar-a-Lago raid is ‘harming’ the department: CNN reporter (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 10, 2022
Fox News's feed description
CNN reporter Evan Perez revealed there are some DOJ employees who believe that the department needs to answer questions regarding the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago.
Truthout
DOJ Subpoenaed Docs Back in June, Prior to Mar-a-Lago Raid on Monday (opens Truthout)
Published Aug 10, 2022
Truthout's feed description
Some have suggested that the raid on Monday demonstrates Trump hid docs that were supposed to be handed over months ago.
Insider
DOJ and FBI officials are arguing among themselves about whether to explain the raid on Mar-a-Lago: report (opens Insider)
Published Aug 10, 2022
Insider's feed description
Some Department of Justice and FBI officials worry at how vocal Trump's team have been since the raid, CNN reported.
Insider
The DOJ tried subpoenaing Trump to turn over sensitive documents before it sent the FBI to raid Mar-a-Lago (opens Insider)
Published Aug 10, 2022
Insider's feed description
NYT reported that investigators believed some of the documents were so critical to national security that the DOJ had no choice but to send in the feds.