Coverage dated October 7, 2026 to October 8, 2026

Trump says he may ask FBI to investigate Nolan Wells death

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Trump was asked if the FBI may investigate and replied: "We're looking at that.”

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News Nation Now
Trump says he may ask FBI to investigate Nolan Wells death (opens News Nation Now)
Published Oct 7, 2026
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Trump was asked if the FBI may investigate and replied: "We're looking at that.”
News Nation Now
Nolan Wells death: Trump says he may ask FBI to investigate (opens News Nation Now)
Published Oct 7, 2026
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Trump was asked Wednesday if the FBI may investigate and replied: "We're looking at that.”
Just the News
Trump suggests FBI may investigate death of black teen Nolan Wells (opens Just the News)
Published Oct 7, 2026
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Wells was 18 at the time of his death.
New York Post
Trump says FBI may investigate Nolan Wells’ death: ‘We’re looking at that’ (opens New York Post)
Published Oct 8, 2026
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Trump said “we’re looking at that” when asked by reporters whether or not the feds would carry out their own investigation into the death of the 18-year-old Mississippi football player.
The Guardian
Trump says he is considering asking FBI to investigate the death of Nolan Wells (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 8, 2026
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Lawyers for Wells’s family have called for a federal investigation into 18-year-old’s disappearance and death On Wednesday, Donald Trump said he was considering asking the FBI to investigate the death of Nolan Wells, a Black college freshman who was last seen alive on a 4 July boating trip with frie…