FBI agents did seize three passports from former President Donald Trump, including his active one, during the raid on Mar-a-Lago but realized they weren’t needed and took steps to return them, according to an email exchange posted by a Trump spokesman.
Spokesman Taylor Budowich excoriated a CBS News reporter in a Twitter exchange late Monday for reporting the Department of Justice did not have the passports in its possession, characterizing it as a government-media loop that damages his boss.
“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,” Mr.