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Unsealed court documents show the FBI was looking for evidence Trump violated the Espionage Act and other laws – here’s how the documents seized show possible wrongdoing

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A legal scholar analyzes the unsealed warrant for the FBI’s recent search of Donald Trump’s home and the list of materials seized there. The implications for Trump are potentially grave.

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  1. FBI searched Trump’s home seeking classified presidential records – sources

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    Unsealed court documents show the FBI was looking for evidence Trump violated the Espionage Act and other laws – here’s how the documents seized show possible wrongdoing

    Headline from The Conversation US ·

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Donald Trump Says FBI Conducted Search of His Mar-A-Lago Estate (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A Secret Service official told NBC News the FBI notified the agency early Monday about the bureau’s intention to execute a search warrant at the former president’s home.

  2. The Guardian

    FBI searched Trump’s home seeking classified presidential records – sources (opens The Guardian)

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    Search warrant executed by FBI agents suggests investigation comes with potentially far-reaching political ramifications for former president

  3. Politico

    Why the Trump search warrant is nothing like Hillary's emails (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The president has decried the FBI’s search of his home. But legal experts say the agency is likely on firm ground. They note Trump could clear a lot of the mystery up himself.

  4. The Republic

  5. RedState

    BREAKING: Trump Search Warrant Unsealed (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Agents sought "documents and records constituting evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed" by Trump.

  6. My Courier Tribune

    Search warrant shows Trump under investigation for possible Espionage Act violations (opens My Courier Tribune)

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    WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday unsealed the warrant that allowed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to search former President Donald Trump’s property at Mar-a-Lago in Florida earlier this

  7. Rolling Stone

    Feds Investigating Trump Over Potential Espionage Act Violation, Search Warrant Shows (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The warrant the FBI executed at Mar-a-Lago on Monday also reportedly indicates the DOJ is looking into whether the former president destroyed records and obstructed an investigation

  8. PolitiFact

    PolitiFact - Read the Mar-a-Lago search warrant, what agents took (opens PolitiFact)

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    An unsealed search warrant shows that the Justice Department suspects former President Donald Trump of violations of the

  9. Breitbart News

    Trump Warrant Suggests Espionage Act; Same Law Hillary Clinton Dodged (opens Breitbart News)

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    The warrant for Mar-a-Lago suggests Trump is being investigated under the Espionage Act of 1917 -- the same law that Hillary Clinton dodged.

  10. Deseret News

    Trump under investigation for potential Espionage Act violation, court records show (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    FBI took highly classified documents, a file about the president of France and boxes of miscellaneous confidential records

  11. Louisiana Illuminator

    Search warrant shows Trump under investigation for possible Espionage Act violations - Louisiana Illuminator (opens Louisiana Illuminator)

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    Louisiana Illuminator's feed description

    The warrant to allow the FBI to search former President Donald Trump’s property reveals he's being investigated for obstruction of justice.

  12. Politico

    Search warrant shows Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice, Espionage Act violations (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    A search warrant viewed by POLITICO reveals that the FBI is investigating Donald Trump for a potential violation of the Espionage Act and removed classified documents from the former president’s Florida estate earlier this week.

  13. BizPac Review

    What the Trump search warrant tells us: 'Obstruction of investigation, violating the Espionage Act' (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    The warrant and list of documents taken from former President Donald Trumps house was released to the public on Friday.

  14. Vox

    The Espionage Act and Trump’s documents, explained (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    The FBI’s unsealed warrant tells us why they searched Mar-a-Lago — but not much about what they found

  15. The Conversation US

    Unsealed court documents show the FBI was looking for evidence Trump violated the Espionage Act and other laws – here’s how the documents seized show possible wrongdoing (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    A legal scholar analyzes the unsealed warrant for the FBI’s recent search of Donald Trump’s home and the list of materials seized there. The implications for Trump are potentially grave.

  16. Missouri Independent

    Search warrant shows Trump under investigation for possible Espionage Act violations • Missouri Independent (opens Missouri Independent)

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    A federal judge unsealed the warrant that allowed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to search former President Donald Trump’s home.

  17. New York Times

    Laws and Lists in Search Warrant Offer Clues to Trump Document Investigation (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Three criminal statutes show the inquiry goes beyond classified information — and that the former president is also suspected of obstructing an unidentified government effort.

  18. RedState

    Something's Missing From the Warrant to Search Trump’s Home (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    What was the FBI really looking for?

  19. NPR

    Week in politics: FBI investigates Trump for potential breach of the Espionage Act (opens NPR)

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    An unsealed warrant for the search of former President Trump's home indicates the FBI is investigating a possible breach of the Espionage Act.

  20. CBS News

    What is the Espionage Act? (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Justice Department is investigating Trump for potential Espionage Act violations, according to a search warrant. What does it mean?

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