The FBI raided Donald Trump’s residence in Florida this Monday Keeps American politics on edge Waiting to find out why the former president is being investigated and what the consequences of this case will be for him. The criminal intelligence agency still does not explain the reasons why it sent its agents to search Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach club where Trump’s residence is located, although local media such as Washington Post Make sure the action is part An investigation to determine whether the Republican tycoon took classified documents from the White House at the end of his term in 2021At a time when he is facing two other legal cases and aspires to fight for a second term in 2024.
Awaiting any details or official clarifications, many republican leadersincluding the party’s address, Attacked Against the “Abuse of Power” of Democrats This Tuesday, And Joe Biden’s party remembered him, for his part, that if there was a discovery, it’s because there’s an order signed by a judge. Trump, for his part, pleads not guilty and considers himself the target of a witch hunt.
On behalf of the White House they assure that President Biden was not aware of the discovery and found out from the media, and insist that this research is “independent”. At her daily press conference, the presidential spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, refrained from giving details about an investigation” and, consulted about allegations of political harassment made by Republicans, responded that “Biden is under the law of the state.” respects. “. Although in his public acts on this Tuesday Biden did not speak directly about Trump, in the morning he delivered a message that seemed directed at the former president, when Criticized those who “seek power” against those who “bet on unity”,
“Anarchy and the Witch Hunt”
After the unprecedented record, several Republican leaders have outlived their displeasure and their support trumpThose who, for their part, took the opportunity to intensify their fundraising campaign. “Anarchy, political persecution and witch hunts must be exposed and stopped”said the former president between 2017 and 2021, who stressed in an email that “nothing like this had ever happened to a President of the United States before.”
“Now, as they see my supported candidates get big wins and see my dominance in every election, They’re trying to stop me and the Republican Party one more timeadded Trump, who was not present during the search. In the morning, as on Monday night, supporters of the former president flocked to Trump’s Atlantic-facing grand home and social club, from the area around Mar-a-Lago. Contacted, to show their rejection of registration with 2020 election campaign banners and posters.
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Many of those protesters echoed the Florida governor’s words, Ron DeSantis, wondering why Hunter Biden, the son of the president and accused by Republicans of corruption, is not being investigated in the same way. “Mar-a-Lago is raided Another increase in the armament of federal agencies against the regime’s political opponents (referring to the Biden administration), while people like Hunter Biden are treated with kid gloves,” said DeSantis, a political ally of Trump and a potential 2024 candidate for the Republican nomination.
Along the same lines, the leader of the Conservatives in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthycondemned “Intolerable mechanization for political purposes” The Justice Department has promised an investigation into its operation as soon as more Republicans return to power. Trump was also defended by his former right-hand man, Mike Pence, who was likely an opponent in the Republican primary ahead of the 2024 presidential elections. And with whom the former president had conflicts since the attack on the Capitol. “I share the deep concern of millions of Americans regarding the unprecedented search of President Trump’s private residence,” the former vice president tweeted.
If there was a search, the order of the judge would have been
According to various media outlets, the search of the house is related to the search of documents that Trump allegedly removed from the White House, and of which classified material that he took with him instead of turning it into a historical archive as required by law, This Tuesday the majority leader of the House of Representatives, Democrats Nancy Pelosicsaid in statements to the MSNBC network that they do not have any further information in the public domain, but added that federal officials would have justification to proceed with registration because “No one is above the law, not even the President or former President of the United States of America”,
The Justice Department has been investigating the mishandling of classified information for several months.The National Archives and Records Administration revealed that it recovered 15 boxes of White House records from Mar-a-Lago earlier this year. The investigation against Trump adds to another that seeks to determine whether the billionaire and his allies were responsible for the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, when his followers tried to prevent the results from being valid. The crowd had provoked themselves. November 2020 elections. In addition, a prosecutor in Fulton, Georgia is investigating whether Trump and his allies tried to interfere with elections in that state, which ultimately led to a narrow victory for Biden.
