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Legal pundits differ on FBI raid on Donald Trump residence
While questions focussing on the investigation remain unanswered -- specifically whether Trump himself was the target of the probe -- legal pundits across the political spectrum were quick to highlight similarities, and differences, between the search of the former president's home and the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, media reports say.
Trump demands release of unredacted affidavit, even as Ingraham says America may be done with him
Trump demanded release of the full unredacted affidavit underlying the FBI raid on his Florida residence. Laura Ingraham said it could be time to start looking for someone who has Trump's politics, but not the baggage, should he decide to run again in 2024. "The country, I think, is so exhausted," she told podcaster Lisa Boothe of The Hill. "They're so exhausted by the battle, the constant battle, that they may believe that, well, maybe it's time to turn the page if we can get someone who has all Trump's policies, who's not Trump," Ingraham said.
FBI 'stole' passports during Mar-a-Lago search: Trump
"Wow! In the raid by the FBI of Mar-a-Lago, they stole my three Passports (one expired), along with everything else," Trump wrote on Monday on the Truth Social network he co-founded, dpa news agency reported. "This is an assault on a political opponent at a level never seen before in our Country. Third World!" It remains unclear why Trump only spoke out about this a week after the search of his property in the US state of Florida. The raid followed suspicions that Trump may have violated the Espionage Act and other laws by taking classified documents from the White House when he left office in January 2021.
Trump demands DOJ release docs seized by FBI from his Florida residence
Trump took to his social website Truth Social to claim that the FBI could have planted evidence during the raid earlier this week on his Mar-a-Lago residence, without however backing up his claim with any shred of evidence. His accusation came on the back of what some sources told The Washington Post last Thursday that classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents were looking for in Florida.
Trump potentially facing Espionage Act violation case
These documents are part of a potentially criminal violation of the Espionage Act and a few other laws. They included four sets of top secret documents, three sets of secret documents and three sets of confidential documents, according to an inventory of items seized by FBI agents. Some of these documents were marked "classified/TS/SCI" documents "shorthand" for "top secret/sensitive compartmented information". Among them was also a document about France's President Emmanuel Macron.
Armed man attempting to breach FBI office killed after standoff
The person attempted to breach the visitor screening facility at the office at around 9.15 a.m. on Thursday, according to a statement from the federal law enforcement agency.The manfled and was encountered by law enforcement officers near Wilmington, where they exchanged gunfire in which he "was shot and is deceased" in the afternoon, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying. The FBI said it is "reviewing this agent-involved shooting". The Ohio State Highway Patrol tweeted troopers and their law enforcement partners "attempted to negotiate with the suspect to bring the standoff to a peaceful end" throughout the afternoon.
Trump premises searched for papers related to nuclear weapons
Neither the US Justice Department, which oversees the FBI, nor the investigating agency denied or confirmed the Thursday evening report by The Washington Post. The newspaper sourced the report to multiple officials "all unidentified" involved in the investigation of the case that caused the search but gave no further details of the kind of nuclear weapons' documents sought by the agents. Government officials are worried that these documents could fall in the wrong hands at Trump's Florida home that is also a club frequented by members.
Republican outrage over FBI raid on Trump's Florida home
Monday's surprise search and seizure of documents at Mar-a-Lago elicited a forceful reaction from top Republican and conservative officials, many of whom condemned the federal law enforcement agencies, talked openly of retribution and even spoke of defunding them outright, reports dpa news agency. "This should scare the living daylights out of American citizens, and say, we have got to change our federal government," said Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida, during an interview Tuesday on Fox Business.
Trump ally says FBI seized his phone
In a statement, Perry said he was travelling with his family Tuesday morning when he was approached by three FBI agents with a warrant for the contents of his phone, reports dpa news agency.He called their actions "outrageous" and complained that they had not first contacted his lawyer, saying he would have willingly cooperated if given the chance. "I'm outraged, though not surprised, that the FBI under the direction of Merrick Garland's DOJ, would seize the phone of a sitting Member of Congress," Perry said in a statement.
Hilary trolls Trump after FBI raid, latter throws a fit as son Eric whines
Those impacts contrast with what was available from a hypothetical, Hillary Clinton-led Presidential administration. Clinton, of course, faced years-long antagonism to a feverish degree from many voices on the Right over her handling of government materials while serving as Secretary of State. Now, what's the basis for the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, asks a Bipartisan Report. Founded in 2012 by Justin Brotman, the Bipartisan Report is a news and opinion website with a liberal bias. The website states, "We Bring the News".
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