Donald Trump: FBI raids former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate | US News
The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the former president has announced.
“These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently besieged, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agent,” Mr. Trump said in a statement.
“Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before.
“After working and cooperating with relevant Government agencies, an unannounced raid on my home was unnecessary or appropriate.
“It’s procedural misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by radical Left Democrats who desperately don’t want me running for President. 2024, especially based on recent polls, and the like will do anything to thwart Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections.
The Justice Department has been investigating the discovery of boxes of classified information that were brought to Mar-a-Lago after the end of Trump’s presidency.
It is not clear whether the FBI search is related to that investigation.
A separate investigation into efforts by Trump’s allies to annul the results of the 2020 presidential election and the January 6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol is also growing in the United States. Washington.