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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House claims Biden never briefed on FBI’s Trump raid or anything about the investigation

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this year contained documents with classification markings, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday, Aug. 26, explaining the justification for the search of the property this month. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Trump ‘concealed and removed’ documents in violation of grand jury subpoena, Justice Department says

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 28, 2022. Perry says his cellphone was seized Tuesday, Aug. 9, by FBI agents carrying a search warrant. The circumstances surrounding the seizure were not immediately known. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Rep. Jordan demands answers from DOJ watchdog on seizure of Rep. Perry’s cellphone

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and redacted in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The Justice Department says it has uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified records at the former president's Florida estate. (Department of Justice via AP) ** FILE **

Feds cite efforts to ‘obstruct’ probe of docs at Trump home

By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin and Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland with Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday banned political appointees at the Justice Department from participating in political campaign events, changing a longtime policy at an agency under intense political scrutiny and fending off allegations of partisanship. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Garland restricts Justice Department appointees’ political activities amid GOP criticism

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Armed Secret Service agents stand outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, late Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) ** FILE **

DOJ admits materials seized from Trump may be protected by attorney-client privilege

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute agenda summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, July 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago: What’s known and what’s unknown

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Journalists gather outside the Paul S. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla., to read a heavily blackout document released by The Justice Department Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. The 32-page affidavit, even in its heavily redacted form, offers the most detailed description to date of the government records being stored at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property long after he left the White House and reveals the gravity of the government's concerns that the documents were there illegally. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Affidavit: Top-secret docs, classified material stored at Mar-a-Lago triggered Trump raid, FBI says

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) ** FILE **

Judge orders unsealing of redacted affidavit in Trump search

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

A Secret Service agent stands outside of Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. on Tuesday Aug. 9, 2022 the day after the FBI searched Donald Trump's estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Justice Department files redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit for possible release

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks before signing the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Unveiled memos raise questions about Biden’s role in Trump probe

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Then-Attorney General William Barr appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

DOJ ordered to publicly release memo Barr used to clear Trump of obstruction

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Documents related to the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., are photographed Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart agreed to make public documents, including the warrant's cover sheet, the Justice Department's motion to seal the documents and the judge's order requiring them to be sealed. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump: DOJ should not redact affidavit for Mar-a-Lago search

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Judge in probe of top secret docs at Trump estate ‘inclined’ not to seal entire document

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

A vehicle with flags in support of Donald Trump drives outside of the Paul G. Rogers Federal Courthouse, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Attorneys for the nation's largest media companies are presenting their case before a federal magistrate judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FBI seized Trump’s papers for ‘safety’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Secret Service agents stand at the gate of Mar-a-Lago after the FBI issued warrants at the Palm Beach, Fla., estate, Monday, Aug. 8, 2020. Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe. (Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Daily News via AP)

FBI raid of Trump’s home stems from a wary federal record keeper who alerted Justice Department

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro speaks to the media as he leaves federal court in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Peter Navarro accuses Justice Department of ‘selective prosecution’

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A flag flies in the air near former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said Monday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

Trump spokesman posts email showing passports will be returned

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This is an aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said Monday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Federal judge sets hearing on unsealing Mar-a-Lago affidavit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Iran signals objection to ‘final’ nuclear deal text; state media predicts attacks on Trump, Pompeo

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times