Donald Trump posted on TruthSocial that the FBI took his three passports – one expired – when they raided his home in Mar-a-Lago. Norah O’Donnell posted fake news on Twitter, claiming they were not taken during the search.
“NEW: According to a DOJ official, the FBI is NOT in possession of former President Trump’s passports. Trump had accused the FBI of stealing his three passports during the search of his Mar-a-Lago home,” she wrote.
She added that anything taken that is not on the warrant would be returned.
We are also learning tonight that if any items not contained in the warrant were retrieved during the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, they will be returned.
— Norah O’Donnell 🇺🇸 (@NorahODonnell) August 15, 2022
A DOJ official told Just The News late Monday that the agency acted “outside the scope” of the search warrant when it seized Trump’s passports during the raid on Trump’s home.
“Occasionally, a warrant collection can grab things outside the scope authorized by the court and the department is now following a procedure we would for any person affected this way,” the anonymous official said.
Taylor Budowich, a spokesperson for Trump, responded to O’Donnell’s tweet with an email allegedly sent by the DOJ. An alleged email from Justice Department counterintelligence chief Jay Bratt stated that the passports were being returned.
“We have learned that the filter agents seized three passports belonging to President Trump, two expired and one being his active diplomatic passport. We are returning them, and they will be ready for pickup at WFO at 2 pm today. I am traveling, but you can coordinate further with [redacted] copied above. Thanks,” the screenshot of the email states.
Norah O’Donnell has not corrected her original tweet. She wants the fake news to stand.
This is how Fake News works, folks. Biden admin actively feeds half truths & lies that the media willingly amplifies—advancing a partisan narrative to attack Trump.@NorahODonnell, did your “source” read you this email? Did you bother asking if they indeed seized the passports? https://t.co/DlzkagN0ie pic.twitter.com/VwCU7DPCvg
— Taylor Budowich (@TayFromCA) August 15, 2022
I read another source which said the passports were not on the seizure list! The ravenous FBI thugs are taking things and not recording it! This shows a very aggressive posture from the higher ups.
This just shows you how corrupt the FBI is and that they have no regard for the Rule of Law. The FBI took Attorney-Client Paperwork and refused to have it filtered by an unbiased intermediary. That tells me the Government is looking for inside information on Law Suits filed by President Trump and his Defense against Democrats and Government actions. This is dirty pool Banana Republic Stuff and everyone involved belong is jail or at least fired to never hold a job in Government or Law Enforcement.
Will the 2023 Congress have the Balls to go after the FBI and DoJ including de-funding them and disbanding them? Then will they slowly and diligently rebuild the parts needed without any Police Powers. ALL Federal Government Agencies must go through State Agencies in the future before doing anything within a State! The Federal Government has proven it cannot maintain control over this kind of power and will abuse it
Norah is an airhead liar. No reasonable person thought Trump was lying, given the past 7 years. The entertainment of a debate on the passports was silly. These people are no better than gossip reporters in tabloids, who get more things right than Norah does. Reading the corrupt DOJ line is more important to her than being credible. If Cronkite were around she would not be qualified to be an aide of his.
I still recall back in the WH press room, when Bush was president, she yelled out in the room “what are we going to do about this”, trying to enlist the entire press corps in whatever misunderstanding she had.
Norah O’Donnell + CBS = fake news. President Trump was right coining this phrase.
TRUMP 2024! Just the thought drives the Swamp crazy.