Monday, August 15, 2022

SEARCH FOR TRUTH - FBI's Search For Possible Violation of Espionage Act

"What we know about the FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida homePBS NewsHour 8/9/2022

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SUMMARY:  Former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence was searched Monday night by the FBI.  Reports suggest the search was a part of investigations into whether Trump took classified records from the White House to his Florida home, marking a dramatic escalation into various investigations swirling around him.  Carrie Johnson, who covers the Justice Department NPR, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

 

 

"Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson calls FBI search on Trump’s estate ‘alarming’PBS NewsHour 8/9/2022

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SUMMARY:  Questions are swirling after the FBI searched former President Trump's Florida home. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas under President Reagan, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the political implications.

 

 

"Why former Sen. Jones believes facts will back up FBI search at Trump estatePBS NewsHour 8/9/2022

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SUMMARY:  Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat who served as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama under President Clinton, joins Judy Woodruff with some perspective from the Democratic side of the aisle on the FBI search of Trump's residence.

 

 

"DOJ files motion to unseal search warrant used for Trump’s Florida residencePBS NewsHour 8/11/2022

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SUMMARY:  U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday he personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant for former President Trump's home in Palm Beach, Florida.  FBI agents executed the warrant at Mar-a-Lago this week.  They were reportedly searching for classified documents but more details could soon be revealed.  Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth joins William Brangham to discuss.

 

 

"FBI retrieved top secret documents from Trump’s Florida homePBS NewsHour 8/12/2022

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SUMMARY:  A federal judge on Friday unsealed and made public the search warrant for former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.  A review of the warrant reveals that the FBI collected more than 20 boxes of items, including some material classified as top secret.  Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal and Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor, join Judy Woodruff to discuss.



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