Law enforcement agents raid Mar-A-Lago, the Florida home of former President Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump said Monday evening that law enforcement agents have raided his home at Mar-a-Lago in South Florida, in what appears to be an unprecedented escalation in one or more of the various criminal investigations into his activities.
Trump did not say why the agents appeared to be at his Florida property but, in an emailed statement, added that "this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate."
Trump is under investigation by the Justice Department for removing presidential records from the White House and storing them at Mar-a-Lago for up to a year, a potentially serious violation of the law if the records were classified. Trump has denounced that investigation, saying he was entitled to take the records.
Trump and many of his associates are also under scrutiny by the FBI, the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service and other federal and state agencies for alleged wrongdoing during his four-year administration, and related to his various business entities.
Federal law enforcement officials had no immediate comment on whether agents were at Mar-a-Lago and if so, for what reason. Traditionally, any search would need to be authorized by a judge after finding evidence of probable cause that a crime had been committed – but there are many other circumstances in which agents might be on the property.
Former President Donald Trump said Monday that law enforcement agents have raided his home at Mar-a-Lago, Fla., but did not say what investigation the unprecedented legal action is related to.
“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,”
Trump said in a written statement.
Trump is under investigation by the Justice Department for removing presidential records from the White House and storing them at Mar-a-Lago for up to a year. Trump has denounced the investigation, saying he was entitled to take the records.
The Justice Department and Atlanta prosecutors are also looking at Trump in connection with the an. 6, 2021, insurrection, and his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.
Trump’s statement was a diatribe of attacks on political opponents whom he held responsible for all the investigations of his conduct.
“It is prosecutorial misconduct,” he said, “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.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/08/trump-fbi-maralago-raid/10272048002/
Look at Donnie whine.
Criminal Donald always blaming others for his crimes. He ran in 2020 and lost in a blowout election and would lose even worse in 2024.
