PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida was raided by FBI agents on Monday, the former President said in a statement.
Multiple reports suggest the FBI was searching for possible classified documents Trump moved from The White House prior to Joe Biden’s inauguration.
“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. “Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before. After I working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization 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. Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. Sadly, America has now become one of those Countries, corrupt at a level not seen before. They even broke into my safe! What is the difference between this and Watergate, where operatives broke into the Democrat National Committee? Here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the home of the 45th President of the United States.”
“The political persecution of President Donald J. Trump has been going on for years,” Trump added. “with the now fully debunked Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, Impeachment Hoax 11, Impeachment Hoax #2, and so much more, it just never ends, it is political targeting at the highest level!”
Trump was not in the state of Florida at the time of the raid.
NEW: Eric Trump says safe at Mar-A-Lago breached by the FBI was empty – https://t.co/eLY7hq9FGE pic.twitter.com/DolqVhfnKx
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STATEMENT: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy vows Congressional investigation into DOJ after Trump's Florida home raided.https://t.co/eLY7hq9FGE pic.twitter.com/5o29FeefHm
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The Justice Department has yet to respond to a request for comment.
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