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Biden-era FBI tracked Trump family travel and Wiles’ calls with lawyers in secret probe: docs

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The Biden-era FBI conducted a secret investigation called "Plasmic Echo," which tracked former First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron’s travel movements prior to searching Mar-a-Lago. Additionally, the FBI monitored calls made by Susie Wiles, an associate of former President Donald Trump, involving his legal team, campaign advisors, and media personnel. The surveillance gathered metadata from phone communications but did not record conversation contents. These actions were part of a broader classified document investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith.

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Biden-era FBI tracked Melania Trump and her teenage son Barron Trump's travel, and monitored phone calls of Susie Wiles, who was then the head of Trump's political operation in Palm Beach. The investigation, codenamed "Plasmic Echo," examined whether Donald Trump improperly retained classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence after leaving office. Agents logged metadata from Wiles' calls with attorneys, journalists, and others without recording conversation contents, spanning from February to May 2023. This surveillance was part of a broader probe into potential obstruction by Trump's inner circle, drawing comparisons to Nixon-era abuses by a former top Democratic official.

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The Biden-era FBI tracked Trump’s family movements and logged his allies’ phone contacts as its classified documents investigation reached deep into his inner circle, newly declassified records show.

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Biden-era FBI tracked Trump family travel and Wiles’ calls with lawyers in secret probe: docs · assertive framing

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records → track → circle

Documents released Monday by the White House detail "Plasmic Echo," the probe later led by special counsel Jack Smith. asserted

Documents → release → Smith

Agents tracked Melania and Barron Trump’s travel while planning the Mar-a-Lago search, then monitored Susie Wiles’ calls involving defense lawyers, campaign advisers and journalists. asserted

Agents → track → lawyers

The surveillance collected call details rather than conversation contents, according to the documents. uncertain

surveillance → collect → documents

This is a developing story. asserted

This → develop → ?