A new FBI memo confirms the 2022 Just The News report that Biden was involved in the raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago property.
Evidence and Verdict
For
Just the News published a 2022 report alleging White House involvement in Mar-a-Lago actions (FactCheck source notes the Just the News text). Some supporters of that line of reporting pointed to later FBI documents (an access request) or phrasing in filings as seeming to corroborate the claim that the White House knew about or was involved in the August 2022 search.
Against
FactCheck.org explicitly finds the FBI access request is not evidence that the White House lied or was involved in the search and treats claims of White House direction as unsupported. Multiple fact-checks and news reports (AP, FactCheck) note that language in a judge's order or other documents does not show President Biden ordered or directed the FBI search and that social media and politicians made unfounded claims of politicization. Coverage of the affidavit and DOJ filings (NPR, Politico, BBC) describes evidence about classified documents and the basis for the search but does not present an FBI memo confirming that Biden ordered or was involved in the raid; reporting instead points to earlier FBI visits and Trump's lawyers' responses as the factual basis for the warrant.
Verdict
None of the provided, reputable sources show a new FBI memo that confirms Biden personally ordered or was involved in the Mar-a-Lago search; fact-checking and news reports directly contradict or fail to substantiate that specific assertion, so the claim is false.
Sources
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Whedon, Ben. “Full text of National Archives letter to Trump on classified documents.” Just the News. 22 Aug 2022.
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Gaetz, Matt (@RepMattGaetz). “The FBI raid of Mar-A-Lago is the most defining moment of the Joe Biden presidency. It was a political performance against Trump. The antidote has to be NOT ONE MORE d...
Open sourceMcCarthy Distorts Facts About DOJ Search of Mar-a-Lago
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In fact, FBI agents visited Mar-a-Lago on June 3, but a Trump lawyer refused to allow them to review — let alone take — dozens of boxes from the Trump White House that were being kept in a storage...
Open sourceJudge's order doesn't show Biden ordered FBI search | AP News
Judge's order doesn't show Biden ordered FBI search | AP News - Feb 22, 2026
Conservative outlets and social media users quickly seized on that phrasing as evidence that Biden had been aware of the FBI’s plans to raid Trump’s Palm Beach resort, and in fact had ordered it --...
Open sourceClassified files found in Trump bedroom at Mar-a-Lago - BBC
Classified files found in Trump bedroom at Mar-a-Lago - BBC - Feb 22, 2026
His co-defendants, aide Walt Nauta and former employee Carlos de Oliveira, have also pleaded not guilty.
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