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FBI searches Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate [Video]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- The FBI executed a search warrant at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
- Republicans condemned the raid, with Rep. Kevin McCarthy threatening to investigate the Justice Department.
- Trump is in New York at the time of the search.
Former President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday night that his Mar-a-Lago residence was raided by FBI agents.
Trump is in New York City, tied up in other legal matters, including Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The search was related to the 15 boxes of White House documents that Trump took to Mar-a-Lago after he finished his term. According to the National Archives, some of the documents were marked classified.
Trump claims he provided the Archives with “Presidential Records in an ordinary and routine process.”
“These are dark times for our nation, as my beautiful home … is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said in his statement.
“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” the former president continued.
“It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don’t want me to run for President in 2024.”
Trump also said that the FBI “even broke into my safe!”
Many Republicans condemned the FBI raid, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, saying the House would investigate the Department of Justice if Republicans took the majority.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio told Fox News he wants to hold a hearing on the Mar-a-Lago raid when the House returns Friday.
Trump supporters rallied outside Mar-a-Lago Monday night to protest the FBI raid.
Since the FBI cannot execute a search warrant without a federal judge’s approval, that means the Justice Department has probable cause that a crime was committed and that evidence exists at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump is in New York due to other legal matters, including his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and various criminal and civil investigations at the state level.
The search may be the first of its kind against a former president, but it is still not clear whether it’s a prelude to criminal charges, another scenario without precedent in U.S. history.
Source: The Hill
souperd
August 9, 2022 at 9:38 am
Thus third world, banana republic bullshit. This has never happened in the history of our country. They’re pushing for reaction. The ”that means the Justice Department has probable cause that a crime was committed and that evidence exists at Mar-a-Lago.” line in should be interpreted as meaning another Russia hoax conspiracy against Trump. I didn’t vote for him either time, so I’m not a full blown Trump acolyte, but every American should be disturbed by this act of oppression and revenge. They have and continue to try to destroy Trump and his supporters. If they can do this to a President just think what they can, and will, do to us less influential citizens who oppose and speak out against them.
Jessie Martin Foster Sr
August 9, 2022 at 6:52 pm
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT IS NOT GOING ON ALL AROND THIS. COUNTRY
THE IRS WAS WEAPONISED YEARS AGO
BY OBAMA , THEY ARE STILL OPERATING UNDER THAT SAME AUTHORISATION ! ! !
Perry
August 9, 2022 at 6:39 pm
The Storm Troopers are at it again.
Everett
August 9, 2022 at 6:52 pm
Souperb….I agree whole-heartedly. This was all laid out in the novel “1984” and is now coming to fruition with a vengence. Nothing frightens these communist fascist dems more than Trump getting back into the White House and exposing even more of their diabolical agenda of slavery for the American people. And just forget about McCarthy and his phony offer to “investigate”. He’s a paid hack for the dems, just like McCain, Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney. I could say a lot more, but will end with, these satanic, communist fascist morons make me sick!!!
CharlieSeattle
August 9, 2022 at 7:13 pm
Where is Timothy MacViegh when you need him?
CandygramForMongo
August 9, 2022 at 7:20 pm
F.B.I…….FULL BLOWN INSURRECTIONISTS!!! DISGUSTING TIMES WERE LIVING IN. This is the UNITY that democrats promised…….phucking liars.
WAKE UP and smell the coffee DUMMIES!!!!!!!
August 9, 2022 at 8:28 pm
When are all you F—ING BACKWARD ASS IDIOTS gonna get it, the only reason all this is happening to the STUPID SHIT FORMER PRESIDENT that you keep referring to is because the DUMB F— committed TREASON, if all you P—Y’S would have jumped on him when he was running his BIG mouth he wouldn’t be going through this now would he. If this was a democratic president all you CLOWNS would be passing a bill to give everyone in the FBI a metal and probably sent the MARINES with them. SOUPERD, you DIP SHIT all your comment really says is that you APPROVE that it was OK for that MURDERING F— to send a MOB to the capitol to MAIM and KILL just so he could stay in power, what the FBI is doing is JUSTICE not trying to destroy HIM or his followers, HE already did that to himself, and his followers are doing the same to them selves by listening to his BULLSHIT LIES. J.M.F Sr., PERRY, and EVERETT 3 more EMPTY HEADED mislead MORONS, Everett, you said a lot of right things BUT you were talking about the wrong people, MCCAIN, MITT, LIZ and lets not forget ADAM they UNLIKE YOU have a BRAIN, and whatever MAGA is in your party, there the COMMIE STORM TROUPERS that you should be watching out for they only need you for your vote after that they’ll be STORM TROUPING on everyone you included.
Charles Whatley
August 10, 2022 at 8:22 am
Only when you know before you start that what you’re about to say is false do you yell and use foul language…
Ronda W
August 10, 2022 at 12:12 pm
Perfectly said.
Sean Rickman
August 9, 2022 at 8:45 pm
President Trump is honest and popular,our marxiet government is not.If November elections are honest and the marxists don’t cheat we just might be on the road to get the real AMERICA back.BUT,the marxists cannot be trusted.The AMERICANS need to watch these elections very closely and if there is fraud like I am sure that there will be,the entities need to be severally punished,but then liberal,socialist,marxist democRATS are teflon coated and very slippery,nothing sticks,just look at sloppy joeys degenerate offspring,NUFF SAID!!!!!!!!!!
Ronda W
August 10, 2022 at 12:15 pm
💯% Correct
Elinor Ann DeMendonca
August 9, 2022 at 10:53 pm
This is so despicable I cannot write. Our country is being turned into a Marxist government. So many powerful people have never been in a communist country to understand reality of the horror. This type of Break-In by our own FBI of a former President’s home, his safe even, is done in ignorance and hate. It is hard to believe the FBI has sunken so low. I used to be so proud of our Freedoms. Pride is eroding quickly. Please pray for our country. Please pray for a stop to the intimidation, investigations, harm, and hatred continued and planned against a fine man who was a respected leader of our country. He did a great job!
Ronda W
August 10, 2022 at 12:13 pm
Amen
Jim
August 14, 2022 at 10:05 pm
I completely agree, we as a nation have to make sure we put a end to this trash, we owe it to our country to make sure we vote honestly to change it for ever !!!! I guess that means democrats shouldn’t vote, they don’t seem to know what freedom is.
max
August 10, 2022 at 9:16 am
Obama said live on TV back when he was going to form a private army and it is coming with 87,000 armed IRS.
Obama installed hundreds of his people into the IRS, FBI, and the State Department. And we all cheered and applauded.
The end of Democracy is at hand.
Janice
August 10, 2022 at 10:41 am
The Globalists have an agenda and are instituting it every day. Their desire is a New World Order as Bush Senior stated way back. The only way they can have their N. W. O. or Global Government is for America to be destroyed. These people are not stupid, they have an agenda and that does not include a healthy America. They hate having a prosperous, educated, well populated America and that is why they are fighting so hard against all seeming good reason. It is not about our old Democrats vs Republicans, but rather those who want a global government that they control vs those who want a strong America. The Word of God says there will be a global government in the end times and it will be the “hammer of the whole world”. Just saying they are using fear and hatred to divert attention against the actual goal. I guess it is time to decide with thought and reason what we really want rather than be driven by the fear, lies, and hatred that is spewed daily.
D
August 11, 2022 at 7:32 pm
the wake up and smell the coffee person. : Just to let you know not all people that really seem to know how things are. Do not agree with what you wrote. The former president did more for this country than the last 6or more presidents that had held office including the current. Biden is a freaking joke of a man let alone has no clue what he is doing in office or what to do . He tries to read the note or prompter to say what he is told to say . the man is sick and needs to be in a nursing home or better yet in a prison hospital . He and the Biden family have profited off selling information and doing favors for many country’s and that is in my world a traitor . The former President Trump at least had the economy at a rate family’s could live and company’s did good during him term. So wake up Democratic minded what ever you are and look at the facts.