FBI Had Concerns About Probable Cause for 2022 Mar-a-Lago Raid, Patel Says

The release comes as former special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify before the House on Wednesday.
FBI Had Concerns About Probable Cause for 2022 Mar-a-Lago Raid, Patel Says
Former US President Donald Trump's residence in Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 9, 2022. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Tuesday that FBI officials flagged probable cause concerns with the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the weeks leading up to the FBI raid targeting President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property to recover classified documents in 2022.

In response to a reporter’s statement on X that the FBI didn’t believe it had probable cause to search Trump’s Florida property, Patel responded: “It’s true.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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