Former President Donald Trump mentioned that the FBI raided Mar-A-Lago because it executed a search warrant on the property.
It’s unclear precisely why the FBI obtained the search warrant, however the raid comes amid reviews that the Justice Division is investigating Trump’s actions surrounding the January sixth siege on the Capitol.
Trump mentioned in a press release, “These are darkish instances for our Nation, as my stunning house, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Seashore, Florida, is at present underneath siege, raided and occupied by a big group of FBI brokers. Nothing like this has ever occurred to a President of the USA earlier than.”
He mentioned that “after working and cooperating with the related authorities companies, this unannounced raid on my house was not obligatory or acceptable.”
Trump railed towards the FBI motion, whereas claiming that “they even broke into my secure.”
“What’s the distinction between this and Watergate, the place operatives broke into the Democratic Nationwide Committee? Right here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the house of the forty fifth President of the USA.”
Extra to come back.