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FBI tracked Melania, Barron Trump ahead of 2022 Mar-a-Lago search, documents show

The Jerusalem Post and The Epoch Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The records show agents sought detailed travel information on Trump, Melania, and Barron before searching Mar-a-Lago, while later tracking calls made by Susie Wiles.
The headline split The Jerusalem Post frames it as "FBI tracked Melania, Barron Trump ahead of 2022 Mar-a-Lago search, documents show". The Epoch Times frames it as "FBI Tracked Trump Aide’s Phone, Monitored Melania Trump Before Mar-a-Lago Raid: Declassif...".
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Right / center-rightFBI tracked Melania, Barron Trump ahead of 2022 Mar-a-Lago search, documents show

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The Jerusalem PostNews report · Oct 6, 8:10 AM

FBI tracked Melania, Barron Trump ahead of 2022 Mar-a-Lago search, documents show

The records show agents sought detailed travel information on Trump, Melania, and Barron before searching Mar-a-Lago, while later tracking calls made by Susie Wiles.

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The Epoch TimesNews report · Oct 6, 3:35 AM

FBI Tracked Trump Aide’s Phone, Monitored Melania Trump Before Mar-a-Lago Raid: Declassified Memos

The FBI's operation memos included notes from agents saying they did not establish probable cause for searching the estate.

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Oct 6, 3:35 AM: The Epoch Times joined the source map.

Oct 6, 8:10 AM: The Jerusalem Post joined the source map.

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