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Trump goes on Truth Social rampage, sharing over a dozen posts, including from accounts with QAnon references
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Former GOP advisor says Trump has to be charged or Garland must resign after Mar-a-Lago raid: 'There's no going back now'
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CNN Host Corners GOP Rep: ‘Do YOU Take Home Documents Marked Special Access?’
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Fierce GOP Trump Defender Finally Admits On CNN: 'No,' He Wouldn't Swipe Docs
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Russia makes confusing link between Brittney Griner's conviction and the raid on Mar-a-Lago, saying Biden can't criticize one if he won't comment on the other
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GOP Lawmaker Offers Most Ridiculous Take Yet On Not Prosecuting Trump
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- The Daily Beast
Trump Floats Yet Another Excuse: The Mar-a-Lago Docs Were Privileged!
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'I can't even wear my FitBit': Klobuchar on the secretive process for viewing classified documents after Mar-a-Lago raid
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Opinion | Espionage Isn’t the Strongest Case Against Trump. It’s Simpler Than That.
He kept sensitive documents when he was told he shouldn’t and that’s a chargeable crime.
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McCaul calls Trump rhetoric after Mar-a-Lago search ‘inflammatory’
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