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WASHINGTON — The FBI interviewed Donald Trump's former White House adviser, Pat Cipollone, and his deputy in an investigation into classified documents held at the former president's home, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. said to
According to the New York Times, which reported the news earlier, it is unclear when Cipollone was spoken to, but his agent, Patrick Philbin, was interviewed in the spring.
FBI agents removed classified documents, including those marked as top secret, during a search of Trump's Lago home on Aug. 8, the Department of Justice said.
The probe will seek to determine whether the documents were illegally removed from the White House after Republican Trump resigned from the presidency in January 2021 after being defeated by Democrat Joe Biden. Conducted as part of a survey.
Trump said the records were "all declassified" and placed in "secure storage."
Representatives for Cipollone and Philbin did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. (Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by Scott Malone and Grant McCool)
