FBI tracked Trump family travel in classified documents inquiry

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 22:54 · Archive

The FBI monitored Melania and Barron Trump's travel and tapped Susie Wiles' phone during an investigation into allegedly hoarded national security documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Declassified documents show the FBI monitored Melania and Barron Trump's travel and tapped the phone of Susie Wiles, who would become White House Chief of Staff, as part of the special counsel's investigation into allegations that President Trump illegally hoarded national security papers at Mar-a-Lago after his first term in office.

The first family's trips were tracked as part of the investigation's planning phases. The documents do not provide further detail on the scope or duration of the surveillance, or what information was ultimately gathered from the phone monitoring.

How it is being reported

• Biden-era FBI tracked Melania and teenage Barron's travel and targeted Susie Wiles' phone in bombshell Trump probeDaily Mail · 5 Oct, 23:09
• Biden-era FBI tracked Trump family travel and Wiles’ calls with lawyers in secret probe: docsFox News · 5 Oct, 22:39
• Biden FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump’s travel — and even tapped Susie Wiles phone, documents showNew York Post · 5 Oct, 21:58

In this story: Melania Trump · Barron Trump · Susie Wiles · Jack Smith · Donald Trump · FBI · Mar-a-Lago

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