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The Far Right Doesn’t Want to Defund FBI. They Want It to Follow Their Orders.
The FBI should be defunded. It has a legacy of repressing left movements. The right just wants to change its leadership.
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Trump May Announce His Presidential Run “Soon,” Fundraising Off FBI Search
The GOP’s outraged response to the FBI search appears to have prompted a shift.
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Judge Rejects Lindsey Graham’s Arguments to Avoid Grand Jury Testimony
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has shown “a special need for Senator Graham’s testimony,” the judge said.
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As Trump May Face Espionage Charges, Rand Paul Calls for Repeal of Espionage Act
Though there are good reasons to call for Espionage Act reform, Republicans like Paul likely want impunity for Trump.
![From left, Republican Senators Rick Scott, Ron Johnson and Cynthia Lummis speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on May 28, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0815-ron-johnson-rick-scott-400x300.jpg)
Ron Johnson Calls Mar-a-Lago a “Pretty Safe Place.” Security Experts Disagree.
Some experts have described the storage of the documents at Mar-a-Lago as “a significant national security threat.”
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Right-Wing Calls for Violence Grow as Trump May Face Espionage Act Charges
The FBI search of Mar-a-Lago has received backlash, but investigating Trump's motives must persist, says one expert.
![Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement at the U.S. Department of Justice on August 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0812-merrick-garland-400x300.jpg)
On the Trump Front, This Week Has Been a Year. What Will Come of It?
Merrick Garland has called Donald Trump's bluff in a staredown for the ages.
![Secret Service is seen in front of the home of former President Donald Trump house at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0812-mar-a-lago-s-400x300.jpg)
FBI Was Reportedly Searching Mar-a-Lago for Nuclear Weapons-Related Documents
Authorities were deeply concerned the material could “potentially…[fall] into the wrong hands.”
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Trump Explodes Over Report That FBI Was Searching His Home for Nuclear Secrets
The former president declared, “Nuclear weapons issue is a Hoax, just like ... two Impeachments were a Hoax.”
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DOJ Subpoenaed Docs Back in June, Prior to Mar-a-Lago Raid on Monday
Some have suggested that the raid on Monday demonstrates Trump hid docs that were supposed to be handed over months ago.