- FBI officials searched his home in Florida, according to former US President Donald Trump.
- Trump did not provide any information about the background to the FBI operation in Mar-a-Lago.
“After working with the appropriate government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was neither necessary nor appropriate,” Trump said on Monday.
Mar-a-Lago is currently being besieged, searched and occupied by a large group of FBI agents. “They even broke into my safe.” Trump did not provide any information about the background of the FBI operation in his Palm Beach property. Trump called the process “political persecution”.
Unclear reasons for the search
It was initially unclear why the property was searched. Media reported that the FBI had completed the search on Monday evening (local time). A CNN reporter said Trump was not at home during the action.
Legend:
Exactly why the FBI searched Trump’s Florida home is still unclear.
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The ex-president was recently heavily incriminated by witnesses at the public hearings of the investigative committee on the Capitol attack. Accordingly, Trump knew that the demonstrators were armed on January 6, 2021 and deliberately sent them to the Capitol.
Will legal action be taken against Trump?
Recently, there had been growing evidence that the Justice Department was investigating Trump’s behavior more closely. The question is whether Attorney General Merrick Garland could take criminal action against Trump.
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The U.S. Justice Department is currently investigating Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021 attacks on the Capitol.
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Trump has also been accused of withholding files and documents from his time in the White House and even flushing down the toilet. Trump rejected that. Actually, in the US, all correspondence from the President must be archived and kept for posterity.
The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that the investigation was related to the documents. After his term in office, Trump took several boxes with files to his property in Mar-a-Lago.
Among them are said to have been important communication documents – including letters from North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un and a letter from Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama. Trump finally handed over several documents to the National Administration for Archives and Records.