• Re: White House, DOJ and FBI silent on reason for raiding Trump's Mar-a

    From If Nancy Pelosi dies tomorrow...@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Aug 11 10:50:18 2022
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    <[email protected]> wrote:

    The outlaw FBI is out of control and should be disbanded. All former FBI agents should be blacklisted from law enforcement.


    Bruce Reinhart, who reportedly signed off on the raid of Trump's
    Mar-a-Lago home, previously donated to Obama's campaign and
    victory fund

    The White House, Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI were all
    silent when asked Tuesday whether Americans deserve to know more
    about why former President Trump's residence was raided.

    "We did not have notice of the reported action and would refer
    you to the Justice Department for any additional information," a
    White House official told Fox News Digital, repeating a previous
    statement.

    The White House didn't respond to a follow-up email about
    whether it believed Americans should be given more information
    about the raid.

    A FBI spokesperson declined to comment in an email. DOJ
    spokesperson Kelsey Pietranton also declined to comment.

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-green-lit-raid-trumps-mar- a-lago-home-donated-thousands-obama

    On Monday evening, FBI agents executed a search warrant of
    Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida. Sources
    told Fox News Digital that the search was part of the DOJ's
    investigation into whether Trump improperly took government
    materials from his time in office.

    The FBI agents confiscated 15 boxes of classified materials
    during the raid, according to the sources.

    "Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the
    United States before," Trump said in a statement Monday. "After
    working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies,
    this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or
    appropriate."

    In response, Republican lawmakers, conservative commentators and
    some Democrats expressed serious concern that the raid was
    politically motivated. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-
    Calif., threatened to probe the DOJ over the raid if the GOP
    takes majority control in the fall while House Republican Study
    Committee Chair Jim Banks, R-Ind., said the action was "un-
    American."

    "DOJ must immediately explain the reason for its raid & it must
    be more than a search for inconsequential archives or it will be
    viewed as a political tactic and undermine any future credible
    investigation & legitimacy of January 6 investigations," former
    Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., tweeted.

    However, the DOJ and FBI have remained silent despite the heavy
    criticism.

    "Attorney General Merrick Garland surely knew this raid would
    rekindle suspicions that this could be another example of what
    fired FBI official Peter Strzok once called an �insurance
    policy� against Trump becoming president in 2016 � only this
    time in 2024," Jonathan Turley tweeted.

    "For that reason, the Justice Department has an added burden to
    show this raid was a step toward actual criminal prosecution and
    not just a political indemnification," he continued.

    George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley
    weighed in on the raid online, writing that for "Trump foes,
    this is the long-awaited moment of FBI agents swarming over
    Trump�s property in a concrete step toward criminal prosecution."

    "For his supporters, it confirms a long-standing agenda of an
    FBI willing to target Trump on any grounds possible," Turley
    wrote.

    "Attorney General Merrick Garland surely knew this raid would
    rekindle suspicions that this could be another example of what
    fired FBI official Peter Strzok once called an �insurance
    policy� against trump becoming president in 2016 � only this
    time in 2024," Turley continued.

    "For that reason, the Justice Department has an added burden to
    show this raid was a step toward actual criminal prosecution and
    not just a political indemnification," he added.

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-doj-fbi-silent- reason-raiding-trumps-mar-a-lago-home

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