New FBI Records Reveal Agents Didn’t Believe They Had Probable Cause for Mar-a-Lago Raid

By Joey Hudson | Just the Truth

Newly released internal FBI documents are reigniting one of the most controversial law-enforcement actions in modern American political history — the August 2022 raid on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

And what these records reveal is stunning.

According to emails and internal communications made public this week by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), FBI agents themselves did not believe they had established probable cause to search Trump’s home. Despite those concerns, the Department of Justice under then-President Joe Biden approved the raid anyway.

The disclosures raise serious questions about judgment, process, and political pressure — and they challenge the official narrative Americans were given at the time.

Did the FBI believe it had probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago?
According to newly released internal records, FBI officials expressed doubts that probable cause had been established, but the DOJ approved the raid anyway.

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FBI Agents Raised Red Flags — And Were Ignored

The documents released by Senator Grassley offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the internal debate leading up to the raid.

In a July 13, 2022 email — less than a month before FBI agents showed up at Mar-a-Lago — an official from the FBI’s Washington Field Office expressed growing frustration:

“We haven’t generated any new facts, but keep being given draft after draft after draft… Absent a witness coming forward with recent information, at what point is it fair to table this?”

That same official described six weeks of investigative work as “counterproductive.”

Another internal message is even more direct:

“The Washington Field Office does not believe — and has articulated to DOJ — that we have established probable cause.”

That matters. Probable cause is not a suggestion. It is a constitutional requirement — the legal standard meant to protect Americans from unreasonable searches by the government.

Yet according to these records, DOJ leadership pressed forward anyway.

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Trump Had Already Cooperated

Context matters.

Just weeks earlier, Trump’s legal team had complied with a subpoena and returned documents to the government. FBI interviews reportedly produced no new evidence that additional classified materials remained at Mar-a-Lago after that exchange.

There was no new witness.
No new tip.
No sudden discovery.

And yet the push to execute a search warrant continued.

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“I Don’t Give a Damn About the Optics”

The documents show FBI officials expressing concern not just about probable cause — but about the historic and political implications of searching a former president’s home.

Internal messages emphasize the need for professionalism and awareness of optics.

Those concerns were brushed aside.

According to court filings, senior DOJ official George Toscas stated during a phone call that he “frankly didn’t give a damn about the optics.”

Attorney General Merrick Garland ultimately signed off on the raid — overruling senior FBI officials who raised objections.

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An Unprecedented Raid

On August 8, 2022, dozens of FBI agents arrived at Mar-a-Lago while Trump and his family were out of state.

Agents searched Trump’s office, private living quarters, and reportedly accessed areas belonging to former First Lady Melania Trump.

Regardless of political affiliation, it was an unprecedented moment in American history — the search of a former president’s home by federal law enforcement.

Trump called the raid unnecessary and politically motivated, especially given his cooperation with authorities.

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The Case That Collapsed

In June 2023, Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with dozens of felony counts tied to the Mar-a-Lago investigation.

But in 2024, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case — ruling Smith had been unlawfully appointed without proper congressional authorization.

The charges were wiped out.

Now, with these new FBI records coming to light, Americans are being forced to reconsider the origins of the case itself.

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Why This Matters Beyond Trump

Senator Grassley called the revelations “shocking,” saying they raise serious concerns about politicization inside federal law enforcement.

To be clear: these records do not automatically prove criminal wrongdoing.

But they do raise uncomfortable questions:

• Why push forward when agents doubted probable cause?

• Who applied pressure behind the scenes?

• What precedent does this set for future investigations?

• And how does public trust survive when guardrails appear ignored?

This isn’t just about Donald Trump.

It’s about how power is exercised — and whether constitutional standards are upheld when politics collide with law enforcement.

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Watch the Full Breakdown

We walk through the documents line by line, explain what they mean, and discuss why this story matters right now — especially as Congress ramps up oversight of the DOJ and FBI.

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If you care about accountability, constitutional protections, and the integrity of our institutions — this is a story you need to see for yourself.

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