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FBI Raid at Mar-a-Lago Logged Trump Travel Plans

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC · How we work

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FBI Logged Trump Travel

The FBI searched U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida on August 8 2022.
Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the raid after FBI Director Christopher Wray’s May 2022 recommendation that month.
The “Plasmic Echo” files show the FBI logged travel plans for Donald Trump, Melania, Barron.
The FBI recorded a 16-minute call from Susie Wiles to “FPOTUS Vanity Number” on May 19 2023.

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Probable Cause Omission

The FBI searched U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach on August 8 2022.
Agents recorded that they had not established probable cause and a special agent warned the bureau of this deficiency a month before the raid.
Travel logs recorded Melania and Barron Trump’s details, including aircraft type, before the raid.
A judge ruled special counsel’s appointment unconstitutional and dismissed the case after Trump’s 2024 reelection.

Blindspot

Attorney General Merrick Garland authorized the August 8 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago after FBI Director Christopher Wray recommended approval in a May 2022 memorandum.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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FBI Logged Trump Travel

The FBI searched U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida on August 8 2022.
Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the raid after FBI Director Christopher Wray’s May 2022 recommendation that month.
The “Plasmic Echo” files show the FBI logged travel plans for Donald Trump, Melania, Barron.
The FBI recorded a 16-minute call from Susie Wiles to “FPOTUS Vanity Number” on May 19 2023.

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