IN PICS | Trump supporters gather outside his Mar-a-Lago estate, say FBI raid a 'witch hunt'
Removal of official presidential records
In what his son Eric Trump confirmed was a part of an investigation into Trump's relocation of official presidential records from the White House to his Florida property, FBI agents stormed the Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and smashed into the safe.
Investigation of the records
The inquiry into the records, which is one of many investigations Trump is dealing with during his time in office and in the private companies, would significantly advance with the historically unprecedented search of a former president's house.
Trump is cooperating
One of the former president's adult children, Eric Trump, told Fox News that his father had been working with the National Archives on the issue for months and that the search involved boxes of records that Trump brought with him from the White House.
Classifiedd records
Reuters received confirmation from a source with knowledge of the situation that the raid looked to be related to Trump's removal of sensitive documents from the White House.
Support Constitution
One Trump fan outside Mar-a-Lago declared, "We are here to support the Constitution." "Everything has to be done in a legal way. We don't want any raids in our homes illegally, anybody. If they can do it here, they can do it anywhere, " the unnamed individual spoke, as reported by Reuters.
Republican leaders support
Top Republican figures threw their support behind former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday after an unusual FBI raid on his opulent Florida home set off a political avalanche in a nation that was already sharply divided.
2024 Presidential candidate
The 45th president is considering another bid for the White House, and the FBI's action marked a startling expansion of legal investigations into him. The 76-year-old Trump was persuaded to say right away that he will run for president in 2024 by a number of his former advisors.
Political violence
President Joe Biden had no prior knowledge of the raid, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who also expressed respect for the Justice Department's independence. When asked if Trump's legal issues would spark public upheaval, Jean-Pierre responded, "There's no place for political violence in this country."
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