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Trump official demanded return of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate’s seized devices

Ellsworth Toohey
Nov 19, 2025
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Andrew Tate and his brother leave the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism DIICOT where their phones and laptops were searched (LCV / Shutterstock.com)

A White House official tried to help an accused sex trafficker retrieve his electronics, considering it to be a priority use of government resources.

According to ProPublica’s invest…

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