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Snopes→ Trump Team Takes Aim at Records Probe; Calls It ‘Misguided’
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers dismissed as a “storage dispute” Trump’s retention of top-secret documents at his Florida home.
Snopes→ Did Trump Say the Queen ‘Knighted Me in Private’?
A spurious post on Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, set tongues wagging in the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II's death.
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Trump’s Russia Probe Suit Against Clinton, FBI
The judge rejected the former president's claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.
Snopes→ Judge Grants Trump Bid for Special Master in Document Search
The decision authorizes an outside legal expert to review the records taken during the Aug. 8 search and to weed out from the rest of the investigation any that might be protected by claims of attorney-client privilege or executive privilege.
Snopes→ Trump Search Inventory Reveals New Details from FBI Seizure
The inventory disclosed by the Justice Department reveals in general terms the contents of 33 boxes and containers taken from an office and a storage room at Mar-a-Lago during the Aug. 8 search.
Snopes→ Biden Sounds Newly Strong Alarm: Trumpism Menaces Democracy
President Joe Biden summoned Americans of all stripes to help counter what he sketched as dark forces within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy.
Snopes→ Republicans Notably Silent, Split As Trump Probe Deepens
The deepening investigation into Trump's handling of sensitive government information has disclosed damaging and unsettling new details.
Snopes→ Obstruction Now a Major Focus in Trump Documents Probe
The FBI investigation into top-secret government information discovered at Mar-a-Lago is zeroing in on the question of whether former President Donald Trump's team criminally obstructed the probe.
Snopes→ Obstruction Emerges As Key Focus in Trump Documents Probe
The Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at Trump’s Florida estate.
Snopes→ US: Review of Possibly Privileged Trump Papers Already Over
The Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate.
Snopes→ FBI: Trump Mixed Top Secret Docs with Magazines, Other Items
No space at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was authorized for the storage of classified material.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. Releases Redacted Mar-A-Lago Search Affidavit
Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this year contained documents with classification markings.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Unsealing of Redacted Affidavit in Trump Search
Federal law enforcement officials submitted under seal the portions of the affidavit that they want to keep secret as their investigation moves forward.
Snopes→ Memo Sheds Light on Decision to Clear Trump in Russia Probe
The nine-page memo offered a legal analysis on whether Trump had criminally obstructed the investigation into potential ties between Russia and his 2016 presidential campaign.
Truth or Fiction?→ House Report: Trump Advisor Plotted With ‘Known Extremists’ to Promote Bogus COVID-19 Drug
A discredited advisor to former United States President Donald Trump “exerted inappropriate pressure” on federal officials to promote a similarly discredited treatment for COVID-19, a House committee said in a report released on August 24 2
Snopes→ Trump Seeks Special Master to Review Mar-A-Lago Documents
The request was included in a federal lawsuit that takes broad aim at the FBI investigation into the discovery of classified records at Mar-a-Lago.
Snopes→ No, Trump Didn’t Say, ‘Can’t Trust a Guy Named Weisselberg’
Not everyone got the joke when former U.S. Sen. Al Franken attributed a made-up, anti-Semitic remark to the former president.
Snopes→ Judge Appears Willing to Unveil Some of Mar-A-Lago Affidavit
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart gave prosecutors a week to submit a copy of the affidavit with proposed redactions.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I’m Very Worried for Our Agent Trump’: Host on Russian State Media
On August 17 2022, a post to Reddit’s r/worldnews suggested that a broadcaster on Russian state media had said “I’m very worried about our agent Trump,” during a segment mentioning the August 2022 Federal Bureau of Investigatio
Logically→ The judge responsible for issuing a warrant to search Trump’s residence was photographed on private plane with Ghislaine Maxwell.
The image circulating that depicts Judge Bruce Reinhart with Ghislane Maxwell is doctored and there is no evidence the two have met.
Logically→ The judge responsible for issuing a warrant to search Trump’s residence was photographed on private plane with Ghislaine Maxwell.
The image circulating that depicts Judge Bruce Reinhart with Ghislane Maxwell is doctored and there is no evidence the two have met.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Hey, Donald Trump, I Wanna Know Why … ‘ Song
On August 15 2022, an Imgur account shared a video from Twitter of a large crowd singing a catchy song with lyrics that began, “Hey, Donald Trump, I wanna know …” (to the tune of “Hey, Baby”): The “Trump Song”, l
Snopes→ Feds Oppose Unsealing Affidavit for Mar-a-Lago Warrant
Trump called for the release of the unredacted affidavit in the interest of transparency.
Poynter→ Why Trump is wrong to suggest Obama personally kept ‘33 million pages of documents’
First, Donald Trump compared the FBI’s Aug. 8 search of his home for documents to the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s 33,000 emails. Then, he compared it to the Watergate break-in. […] The post Why Trump is wrong to suggest Obama personall
Snopes→ Unsealed Court Docs Show FBI Looking for Evidence Trump Violated Espionage Act
Here’s how the documents seized show possible wrongdoing.
Snopes→ Here’s How Government Docs Are Classified to Keep Sensitive Info Safe
There are several degrees of classification.
Snopes→ FBI Seized ‘Top Secret’ Documents from Trump Home
A property receipt unsealed by the court shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate during a search on Monday.
Snopes→ Trump Calls for ‘Immediate’ Release of Mar-a-Lago Warrant
Former President Donald Trump called for the “immediate” release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his Florida estate.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. Seeks to Unseal Search Warrant of Trump Home
The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the search warrant the FBI received before searching the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump
Snopes→ Did Trump Break the Law? FBI Search Raises Fresh Questions
Whether an FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown.
Poynter→ Can Donald Trump run for president if charged and convicted of removing official records?
The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate raises questions about whether a statute that bans the removal of official records could bar Trump from running for president […] The post Can Donald Trump run for president if
Snopes→ Trump Says He Took the Fifth in NY Civil Investigation
Donald Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn't answer questions under oath in the New York attorney general's long-running civil investigation into his business dealings.
Snopes→ FBI Raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: What Were Agents Looking For?
The Presidential Records Act, first passed in 1978, governs what happens to presidents' documents.
Poynter→ Comparing Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s boxes of files
Soon after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate, former President Donald Trump posted a statement decrying the “weaponization of the justice system.” He called the search “political targeting at the […] The post Comparing Hil
Snopes→ Did Trump Issue This Statement About FBI Raid of His Mar-a-Lago Home?
The statement compared the actions of FBI agents to that of operatives who "broke into the Democrat National Committee" during the 1972 Watergate scandal.
Snopes→ Trump Says FBI Searched Estate in Major Escalation of Probe
The FBI searched Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence.
Snopes→ Here’s What We Know About That Painting of Trump Crucified
The painting has sparked debate since it first appeared online in 2020.
Poynter→ How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear
Online misinformation about the 2020 election drove all sorts of real-world consequences, from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to the then-president of the United States getting banned […] The post How will social media platforms respond to
Snopes→ Trump Returning to Washington to Deliver Policy Speech
Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington for the first time since leaving office, delivering a policy speech before an allied think tank.