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Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Home Raided by FBI
Via Fox News.
Former President Trump on Monday said that his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida is “under siege” by a “large group” of FBI agents.
“Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before. After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said. “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, especially based on recent polls, and who will likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections.”
“Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. Sadly, America has now become one of those Countries, corrupt at a level not seen before,” Trump said, alleging that the FBI agents broke into his safe.
“What is the difference between this and Watergate, where operatives broke into the Democrat National Committee?” he said. “Here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the home of the 45th President of the United States.”
Multiple sources tell Fox News the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago is related to the materials Trump allegedly brought to his private residence after his presidency concluded. That matter was referred to the Justice Department by the National Archives and Records Administration, which said it found classified material in 15 boxes at the residence.
Per the CNN article, he was not home at the time.
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James said a mouthful – this is a HUUUGGEEE line and completely bizarre and disturbing – something that would happen in a communist country. Maybe he had another of Hunter’s laptops or his little black book – I am really stunned folks…….
And people here at Ricochet. Let’s not leave them off the hook.
I agree.
Promises, promises.
I have no doubt they will do nothing if they take the House Back.
IF there are elections. Forget about fraudulent ones.
Republicans threaten to “investigate.” Democrats tremble. With laughter.
Yes, though the intent was to accentuate to the Trump-haters that Trump is a criminal.
I mean, if they were trying to widen the divide in this country, they couldn’t have picked a better act.
You know Hunter is not going to be raided since Mr. Liz Cheney works at the same law firm defending him:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/08/liz-cheneys-husband-is-partner-at-law-firm-representing-hunter-biden/
The incest within the federal government (and especially within law enforcement) is just like it is in the media.
Fusion GPS, Nellie Ohr and Christopher Steele … [link]
Reading conflicting reports and they are all sketchy…..
Spider webs have poisonous spiders – where is that can of “RAID”??
I am more cynical the house will do something. Doesn’t cost them anything and it is useful read meat for the base. The senate will punt easy for them to do with out any real cost. In the end we will see “something”, but it will be the standard kabuki failure theatre.
Just two weeks ago, Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Wray and Garland saying that a lot of whistleblower were coming forward claiming that the FBI and DOJ coordinated a cover-up of the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop. Maybe they’re related.
I was trying to make an argument that might get through to a Democrat.
I saw a video of Da Nang Dickless and Lindsey Graham laughing off any concerns citizens might have.
This is depressing. I’ve always believed that part of the exceptionalism we have as Americans is the fundamental soundness of our institutions. Sure we have corrupt government officials, and even significant pockets of institutional malfeasance. But I never thought we had corrupt institutions per se.
I know some of you had already gone there a long time ago, but I was holding out in my basic faith in our institutions. Well, I’m not anymore. The FBI isn’t just a basically sound institution with some corrupt agents, it’s now a corrupt institution at its core. Like I say, its depressing, because my whole attitude toward government and our nation is now changing.
I’m in the same position as you. I found this raid to be a shocking event, which I suppose I shouldn’t have.
I also felt that this raid changed everything – it put us in a different place, as a country. But honestly, we were probably already there.
There is no one so blind as he who will not see. Apparently I’ve been fooling myself.
This is pretty hard to ignore, though. Even if you want to.
I’m not sure I’ve liked such a high percentage of comments on a post before.
In a decent world, Congress would investigate and punish those guilty, but since they never did that for the past transgressions…I doubt it will happen if the GOP ever gets control of Congress again.
But, but, BUT!! Jan. 6!!! Buffoons.
Where was the Secret Service? What is their role in this?
There will be an election. It is necessary so they can claim legitimacy. Just like many tyrants.
Andy McCarthy is pretty sure this is not about any classified documents, but a fishing expedition to find something, anything, that might give them a reason to charge Trump with some Jan.6-related felony.
He’s probably right.
He still displays way too much faith that the DOJ isn’t a thoroughly corrupt organization.
Andy McCarthy’s piece today is both interesting and disturbing (I won’t bother with the link since it’s behind the paywall).
First, he hypothesizes that the search was authorized based on clear allegations of wrongdoing related to classified documents and the National Archives. He believes that this clearly-authorized search was a pretext to find evidence related to Jan. 6.
McCarthy suggests this is typical behavior for a prosecutor who (by way of example) knows a criminal has committed crime X (for which there’s ample evidence) but who would also like to know if the criminal has committed crime Y (for which there’s less than ample evidence). So the prosecutor gets a legal warrant based on crime X, and hopes to find evidence during the search of crime Y. McCarthy claims this is normal behavior for prosecutors.
Second, and the disturbing part, is that McCarthy seems to miss the point that this type of pretextual search is particularly dangerous when dealing with a former president. What if they find no evidence related to Jan. 6 (as I suspect they won’t)? What if they don’t even find evidence of the mishandling of documents? The DOJ and FBI have breached yet another norm related to politically motivated prosecutions.
This is an especially dangerous place for the Justice Department/Biden Administration to have taken our country. I hope for everyone’s sake that there’s a “there” there. ‘Cause they got some ‘splainin’ to do.
And if there’s not a “there” there, then there better be some hell to pay (which, I know, is sadly unlikely).
N.B., Charles C.W. Cooke has a very good piece this morning as well (but, alas, it too is behind the paywall).
**Edit: I see I stepped on Drew’s comment. Sorry for the duplication.
Eh, you described his column in full. I just gave a brief overview. No worries.
Frankly, anything to do with the J6 protest is nothing more than a sick fishing expedition.
It was a protest.
And unlike the Inauguration Day Protests in 2017, Washington wasn’t burned by the protesters and cars weren’t set on fire.
But that was okay, because Democrats did those things.
There probably won’t even be an election in 2022, much less 2024.
And anyway, if we do have an election, it’ll probably be stolen so the Democrats remain in power.
And even if we do have an election and Republicans manage to win it, nothing will change because Republicans are useless.
Oh, and we will never overturn Roe v. Wade.
100%
Wait. What? I almost think you’re trolling.