Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago home raided by FBI, in first such action on an ex-US president
Donald Trump's house raided by FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday executed a search warrant andconducted a raid at former US President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
Informing about the raid, Trump released a statement and said, "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. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before."
Trump also complained that the FBI officers had broken into his safe.The Republican leader, who aspires to run again in the 2024 presidential elections further added:
"It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponisation 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."
It is still not clear why the FBI conducted the raid but it can be in connection to the events of January 6 when Trump allegedly attempted to overturn the Presidential elections.
Furthermore, some reports state that Justice Department authorised the raid in an attempt to get its hands on theclassified information in boxes of records that were shifted to Trump's Florida home after he vacated the White House.
Under Federal law, officials are barred from carrying classified documents to unauthorised locations. According toNational Archives and Records Administration, there are 15 boxes at Trump's residence.
Trump aide's phone seized by the FBI
As reported by WION, the FBI had last week obtained a new warrant to search the phone of John Eastman, Trump's former attorney.
Eastman is one of the key figures in the investigation as the Justice Department believes that he, along with Trump, were in cahoots planning the events of January 6.
It is important to note that Eastman was one of the few people to give a speech at a rally where Trump alleged election fraud and persuaded his supporters to march on the Capitol.
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