Trump says his Mar-a-Lago home was ‘raided’ by ‘large group of FBI agents’

• Editor’s note: This execution of a lawfully issued search warrant can only occur if a judge has been presented evidence that a crime may have happened and that evidence is suspected to be located at the raided location.
• A lawfully executed search warrant is approved by 2 branches of government (Judicial = a magistrate judge, Executive = Trump-appointed FBI Director Wray and AG Garland)
• Trump was reportedly in New York City at the time of the FBI’s search.
• Trump has already issued a statement [at bottom here] playing the victim and lashing out!
• MSNBC’s Frank Figliuzzi: Why Trump could be in serious trouble for what was found at Mar-A-Lago
• NYT: Classified documents at heart of FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
• UPDATE August 9, 2022, The New Yorker: What the F.B.I.’s Raid of Mar-a-Lago Could Mean for Trump – A former federal prosecutor and general counsel for the F.B.I. explains the process and implications of obtaining a search warrant on the home of a former President.

From NBC News:

Former President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday that his home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, was “raided” by “a large group of FBI agents.”

Trump also claimed the presence of law enforcement was unannounced and the reason was politically motivated, though he did not provide specifics.

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In February, the National Archives and Records Administration asked the Justice Department to examine whether Trump’s handling of White House records violated federal law, a story first reported by The Washington Post and subsequently confirmed by NBC News sources.

The status of that request is unclear.

Trump is not at Mar-a-Lago, his winter residence. He spends his summers at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey.

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