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![Former President Donald Trump enters a rally in support of Arizona GOP candidates on July 22, 2022, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0816-donald-trump-f-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Right-Wing Calls for Violence Grow as Trump May Face Espionage Act Charges](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/seg1-trump-400x300.jpg)
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.
![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.”
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel on July 26, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0812-donald-trump-c-400x300.jpg)
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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Don’t Ignore the Threat of Right-Wing Violence in Wake of Mar-a-Lago Search
This remains a moment for peak vigilance. Far right groups -- encouraged by Trump -- are still alive and kicking.
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There Are Good Reasons to Defund the FBI. They Have Nothing to Do With Trump.
The FBI was created to prop up a system of rule based on white supremacy, inequality, injustice and state violence.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0809-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy Pledges to Investigate Garland After Mar-a-Lago FBI Search
The House minority leader promised to hold hearings on the search of Trump's property if the GOP wins the midterms.
![Secret Service and Palm Beach police are seen in front of the home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0809-mar-a-lago-s-400x300.jpg)
Are the Bells Tolling for Donald Trump, at Long Last?
As we watch the walls close in on Trump, let's not forget that the potential for right-wing violence is all too real.
![Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally near his home at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0809-mar-a-lago-400x300.jpg)
GOP Blames Biden for Mar-a-Lago Search, But FBI Is Headed by Trump’s Director
The FBI is tyrannical — but not for the reasons that the right claimed on Monday.
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FBI Concocts Fake Muslim Plots While Failing to Foil Real White Supremacist Ones
White supremacy continues to be the greatest domestic threat, but the FBI is more interested in its own fantasies.