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FOIA News: FBI releases 8 pages on Trump's father

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FBI releases thin file on Donald Trump's father, Fred

By Josh Gerstein, Politico, Oct. 8, 2016

The FBI has released a small set of records on Donald Trump's father Fred, showing a fleeting interest at the bureau in the elder Trump's campaign donations and hints of a concern related to organized crime.

However, the FBI file is all of eight pages in length, suggesting the bureau never subjected Fred Trump to any serious scrutiny prior to his death in 1999.

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