On August 8th 2022, the FBI raided the Mar-a-Lago, an estate of former United States President Donald Trump. The FBI was reportedly looking for classified documents "possibly" including nuclear codes. They waited a year and a half to decide a search warrant was necessary. Two weeks passed between the filing and the execution of the search warrant. Three days between approval of the search warrant and raid. Up to two dozen boxes were removed as evidence during the raid.
Why wait so long to recover these documents if they are so important? Why is it suddenly necessary to put on this spectacle? Trump was served a subpoena two months before the raid and documents were confiscated by the FBI. Trump claims he was cooperating with the FBI during the subpoena.
DA Merrick Garland announced that he ordered the search warrant. In response to those upset with the raid, Garland commented "let me address recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the FBI and Justice Department, agents, and prosecutors." Garland also commented "I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated, patriotic public servants." Joe Biden has been reported to have had no knowledge about the raid before it happened.
If Trump wasn't cooperating, how did they know exactly where to find the documents. The warrant allowed them to search the entire property, yet they didn't seem to have any trouble locating the documents. How did they open the safe? Everything happened while Trump was hundreds of miles away.
The warrant includes information that the investigation is about "potential obstruction" and "espionage act violations." Various sources claim that the documents could be considered as declassified despite not filling out official documentation. There doesn't seem to be any clear reporting as to what the documents are really about. There have been claims that the report Garland filed to obtain the warrant was falsified.
Trump commented that "these are dark times for our nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents." Trump also commented "nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the United States before." What seems strange is that people keep focusing on things such as the "Russia hoax", impeachments, January 6, and now the Mar-a-Lago raid. Those who are for or against him talk little about the actual impact he had on this country and the world.
Nancy Pelosi commented that "nobody is above the law, not even the.. former president of the United States." Are Pelosi, Garland, or any of the "mainstream" news media reporters who as usual parroted virtually the exact same phrase not guilty of ever committing a crime? Paul Pelosi isn't responsible for the accident that seriously injured someone while he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol? No, he was found not guilty. Just as his judge was replaced with one who accepted money from him. A judge with no previous experience.
A week after the raid, there is talk that the documents seized in the raid were protected under attorney client privilege. Trump and his legal team have requested the return of the documents, but the Justice Department is in opposition claiming this would compromise the investigation. Left wing news media is ranting and raving, but fails to provide any evidence as to why he shouldn't aside from "it looks bad" or "some people who worked in the government during his administration didn't like his practices."
Republicans are calling the Justice Department to release the warrants affidavit. Again, the Justice Department is in opposition claiming this would compromise the investigation. While they deny taking attorney privileged documents, they within a week returned three passports. Next Thursday on the 25th, they will officially decide if affidavit information will be released, redacted, or not released at all.
This investigation has not yet reached the point where it may be considered a case. Trump isn't a defendant in the traditional sense. Trump and his legal team have been vocal that the affidavit should be released. What reason does the judge have to not release it? For one, it's the same judge that approved the raid which had technicalities from the start.
Tensions continue to rise in the US. People are move divided than ever while the government grows in power. The outcome of this investigation will change the way government operates. Popular conversation is that the FBI has riled up support for Trump to run again. Democrats are exhausting options to attack Trump with this desperate attempt. More people are voting Republican. Can we trust Trump and Republican party more than the Democrats and the Justice Department?
