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( NewsNation ) — A White House official intervened with the Department of Homeland Security to help Andrew Tate during a federal investigation into the online influencer who faced allegations of sex trafficking women in three countries, according to a ProPublica report .

The report alleges the White House staffer told senior Department of Homeland Security officials to return the electronic devices to Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan several days after they were seized.

The official who delivered the message, Paul Ingrassia, is a lawyer who previously represented the Tate brothers before joining the White House, accord

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