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Fox News reports new information that appears to contradict the Biden administration’s stance that it had nothing to do with DOJ investigations into then-President Trump’s alleged retention of classified material and the Mar-a-Lago raid. Correspondent David Spunt notes emails obtained by Fox News show coordination between the White House counsel’s office and the DOJ regarding an interview of Walt Nada, a current White House aide to President Biden who was then a former Trump aide in Florida. Nada was later charged alongside Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
The May 10, 2022 email reads in part: “coordination with DOJ and White House counsel are in work to start the process to confirm and interview current administration employee Walt Nada. This event is dependent upon the timeline of president Biden's brief decision and coordination between White House counsel and DOJ and, in turn, Evan Corcoran's position on the override of privilege assertion and whether or not he seeks an injunction to prevent access.” The email was written by an FBI agent and Evan Corcoran, one of Trump’s lawyers at the time. The report notes that August would mark four years since the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago.
Following this, then-Attorney General Merrick Garland stated, “I personally approve the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. Second, the department does not take such a decision lightly.”
Reaction to the emails includes House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan stating, “it's always worse than we thought” and that the newly released documents confirm the Biden DOJ’s raid on Mar-a-Lago was politically motivated. Attorney General Pam Bondi weighs in, saying the more we learn about the DOJ weaponization under the prior administration, the worse the story gets. Bondi adds, “we will continue disclosing key evidence to our congressional partners to deliver the truth and bring those who committed crimes to justice.”