Coverage dated December 15, 2025

FBI had doubts about probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid, emails show

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Newly declassified emails showed FBI agents doubted probable cause for the Mar-a-Lago raid but were overruled by Biden-era DOJ prosecutors.

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RedState
Bombshell Emails Reveal FBI Agents Did Not Believe They Had Probable Cause to Raid Mar-a-Lago (opens RedState)
Published Dec 15, 2025
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Emails reveal FBI doubts on probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid amid DOJ pressure.
Washington Examiner
FBI had doubts about probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid, emails show (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 15, 2025
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Newly declassified emails showed FBI agents doubted probable cause for the Mar-a-Lago raid but were overruled by Biden-era DOJ prosecutors.
PJ Media
Biden FBI Knew There Wasn't ‘Probable Cause’ for Mar-a-Lago Raid (opens PJ Media)
Published Dec 15, 2025
Fox News
FBI doubted probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid but pushed forward amid pressure from Biden DOJ, emails reveal (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 15, 2025
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Fox News Digital reviewed emails between FBI and Justice Department officials in the months leading up to the August 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago, with FBI officials expressing concerns.
The Federalist
Docs: FBI Believed It Lacked Probable Cause To Raid Mar-A-Lago (opens The Federalist)
Published Dec 15, 2025
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Emails show the FBI did not believe it had probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago but executed the raid after pressure from Joe Biden's DOJ.
New York Post
FBI did not believe it had probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago for classified documents, bombshell files show (opens New York Post)
Published Dec 15, 2025
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The FBI did not believe agents had probable cause to execute a search warrant at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, according to internal records released Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).