“It appears the White House used this special access request ... stunt to get this Mar-a-Lago raid.”
Dan Bongino
Political commentator. Facebook video. Claim dated 12 Apr 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The request was for the FBI to review classified documents that Donald Trump turned over to the National Archives in January 2022 -- not other classified documents that were seized via a search warrant in August 2022.
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In short
Dan Bongino (Political commentator) made this claim around 12 April 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 April 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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