Former US President Donald Trump says the US Federal Police FBI has searched his property in Mar-a-Lago. “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, searched and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” he wrote Monday evening on Truth Social, a network he co-founded. “This unannounced raid on my house was neither necessary nor appropriate,” Trump said. His safe was also opened.
Trump called the trial “political persecution” and an attack by “radical-left Democrats”. He compared the search to the Watergate scandal that forced then-US President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974. Media reported that the FBI concluded the search Monday evening (local time) and that Trump was not at home during the action. The ex-president was recently heavily accused by witnesses during the public hearings of the Commission of Inquiry into the Capitol attack. Accordingly, Trump knew that the protesters were armed on January 6, 2021 and deliberately sent them to the Capitol.
Files and documents flushed down the toilet?
Recently, there has been growing evidence that the Justice Department is investigating Trump’s behavior more closely. The question is whether Attorney General Merrick Garland can take criminal action against Trump. Trump has also been accused of withholding files and documents from his time in the White House and even flushing the toilet. Trump rejected that. On Monday, photos finally appeared that should prove this.
Archiving of Presidential Correspondence Required by Law
The New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources, that the investigation was related to the documents. Trump’s son Eric told Fox News. Trump allegedly took documents to Mar-a-Lago that allegedly contained classified national security information. In addition, in the United States, all correspondence from the president is archived and preserved for posterity. This is required by law.
Letter from the President of North Korea among stolen documents
However, Trump is said to have brought 15 boxes full of government documents, memorabilia, gifts and letters from the White House to his home in Florida after his term in office. According to the media, the letters concerned letters from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a letter from Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama.
Trump eventually handed over several documents to the National Administration for Archives and Records and confirmed it himself at the time. However, the judiciary would have launched an investigation. Searching the property of an ex-president requires authorization from the highest level of the Department of Justice. Justice Department officials declined to comment on any aspect of the search warrant, the New York Times reported.
Trump attended a scheduled event by phone Monday night (local time) with ultra-conservative former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. She wants to be elected to the US House of Representatives in the fall congressional elections. According to the paper, “Another day in paradise” and “That was a strange day” were all Trump said about the events. Leading Republican Kevin McCarthy said he would launch a Justice Department investigation if Republicans gain a majority in the House of Representatives in the fall general election.
Presidential candidacy not yet officially announced
Trump had recently flirted with running again in the 2024 presidential election. However, he has not yet announced his candidacy. Observers had speculated that Trump could announce a candidacy soon due to pressure from the Capitol investigations. The candidacy would be a way to dismiss investigations against him as politically motivated. In his statement, he now complained that Democrats wanted to prevent him from participating again in 2024.
Source: Krone
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