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- The DOJ was prepared to file a search warrant to raid Biden's home, CNN reported.
- Ultimately this wasn't necessary because Biden assented to the search, sources told the outlet.
- Why Biden's home wasn't raided, as Mar-a-Lago had been, has been a major GOP talking point.
The Department of Justice was prepared to issue a search warrant in pursuit of classified documents kept at President Joe Biden's home, sources told CNN. But that legal step wasn't necessary after Biden agreed to let its agents search the property, multiple sources told the network.