The property search of former US President Donald Trump in Florida that the FBI carried out on Monday night was part of an investigation to determine if the Republican took classified documents from the White House at the end of his government (2017-2021) , at a time when the tycoon faces two other legal cases and looks forward to the possibility of fighting for a second term in 2024.
“These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said in a released statement. on his Truth social network while the procedure was taking place.
In a long statement, Trump revealed that agents had broken into a safe at his home and described their work as an “unannounced raid” at the time. which criticized the “misconduct of the prosecution”.
Trump and his allies are trying to portray the investigation as an armed, Democratic-driven cause ahead of the upcoming presidential election, even though current FBI Director Christopher Wray was appointed by the billionaire five years ago and served as a top official. rank in a Republican-led Justice Department.
“Nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the United States before. After working and cooperating with relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was neither necessary nor appropriate,” Trump said in his statement.
Justice Department spokeswoman Dena Iverson declined to comment on the search.
The Justice Department has been investigating the mishandling of classified information for several months, after the National Archives and Records Administration revealed it had recovered 15 boxes of White House records from Mar a Lago earlier this year.
The documents and memorabilia – which also included correspondence from former President Barack Obama – should have been turned over by law at the end of Trump’s presidency.but instead ended up at his Mar a Lago complex.
In the United States, there are several laws that govern the handling of classified records and sensitive government documents.
Two sources close to the matter revealed that the break-in was early Monday and was related to the investigation of classified records and sensitive government documents, CNN reported.
Eric, one of the sons of the former president, told the Fox news network that “the National Archives wanted to verify whether or not Donald Trump had any documents in his possession.”
Asked how the documents got to Mar a Lago, he said the boxes were among the items removed from the White House on inauguration day as Joe Biden and his family prepared to move into the building.
“My father always kept press clippings,” said Eric Trump. “He had boxes, when he moved out of the White House.”
Donald Trump charged against the Department of Justice and “radical left Democrats” who want to “desperately” prevent him from running for the 2024 presidential election.
The irony in this case is that in 2016 Trump himself tried to exploit an FBI investigation against his rival in the elections, Hillary Clinton, for her mishandling of classified information when she was Secretary of State for Barack Obama.
In 2016, Trump himself tried to exploit an FBI investigation against his rival in the elections, Hillary Clinton, for her mishandling of classified information when she was Secretary of State for Barack Obama.
The FBI concluded that Clinton did not intend to break the law.
This investigation against Trump joins another that tries to determine if the tycoon and his allies are responsible for the rampages of January 6, 2021 in the United States Capitol, when a mob of Republican supporters stormed Congress to prevent that the electoral results of the November 2020 elections be validated.
In addition, a prosecutor in Fulton, Georgia, is investigating whether Trump and his allies tried to interfere in the election in that state, which ultimately gave Biden victory.
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