White House: Biden was not informed in advance of the raid on Trump's home in Florida

The White House announced that US President Joe Biden had not received prior notice of the raid on former President Donald Trump's home in Florida, stressing that the Department of Justice was conducting its investigations independently.

White House spokeswoman Karen-Jean-Pierre told reporters: "The president was not informed of this and was not aware of it."

"No one in the White House received advance notice," she added.

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