{"id":1171666,"date":"2022-08-09T13:24:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T13:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/donald-trump-federal-agents-raid-former-presidents-home-at-mar-a-lago\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T13:24:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T13:24:49","slug":"donald-trump-federal-agents-raid-former-presidents-home-at-mar-a-lago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/donald-trump-federal-agents-raid-former-presidents-home-at-mar-a-lago\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump: Federal Agents Raid Former President&#8217;s Home at Mar-a-Lago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Donald Trump continued to secure his place as the most bonkers figure in the history of the American presidency on Monday night when he took to social media to complain that federal agents had raided his home in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is still banned from Twitter, so he shared his tale of woe through a statement posted to his own Truth Social site.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that dozens of agents converged on Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago home and social club and conducted a thorough search of the property.<\/p>\n<p>As the former president complained in his statement, \u201cThey even broke into my safe!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-454999 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1413341463-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Federal agents have raided Donald Trump\u2019s home in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In classic Trump hyperbolic fashion, the former president also claimed that his home was \u201cunder siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And what was this army of G-men looking for?<\/p>\n<p>Well, according to a statement from Trump\u2019s son Eric, the raid, which would have required the approval of a high-ranking federal judge, possibly even Attorney General Merrick Garland, had to do with the alleged mishandling of classified documents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1413177164-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455000\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455000 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1413177164-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Former president Donald Trump is facing yet another legal threat.  (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe purpose of the raid was, from what they said, was because the National Archives wanted to corroborate whether or not Donald Trump had any documents in his possession,\u201d Eric told Fox News on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd my father has worked so collaboratively with them for months. In fact, the lawyer that\u2019s been working on this was totally shocked,\u201d the former president\u2019s son continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe goes, \u2018I have such an amazing relationship with these people and all of a sudden, on no notice, they send 20 cars and 30 agents?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-6.22.19-PM-1024x667.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453484\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453484 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-6.22.19-PM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The January 6 committee hearings concluded with more damning revelations about Trump. (Photo via ABC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump, of course, has been under scrutiny from several investigating bodies in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the January 6 congressional hearings, Trump is being investigated in connection with allegedly illicit business practices in New York.<\/p>\n<p>That investigation was temporarily delayed following the death of Trump\u2019s ex-wife Ivana last month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/donald-trump-in-nebraska-1024x967.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump in Nebraska\" class=\"wp-image-416742\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"967\" alt=\"Donald Trump in Nebraska\" class=\"wp-image-416742 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/donald-trump-in-nebraska.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Donald Trump is giving a speech to a bunch of fans in this photo of the ex-President in Nebraska. (Photo via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Regardless of what happens next, there\u2019s a good chance that the raid will be remembered as a watershed moment in contemporary American politics.<\/p>\n<p>One possibility is that Trump will be charged with a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Another is that he will not be charged, and his supporters will point to the raid as another example of what they see as unlawful persecution of Trump and his family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/donald-trump-points-1024x1009.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump Points\" class=\"wp-image-405056\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1009\" alt=\"Donald Trump Points\" class=\"wp-image-405056 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/donald-trump-points.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Donald Trump seems like an unstable individual. (Photo via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe raid of MAL is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the Regime\u2019s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves,\u201d Florida governor Ron DeSantis tweeted last night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the Regime is getting another 87k IRS agents to wield against its adversaries? Banana Republic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can expect much more rhetoric of that nature between now and November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/donald-trump-fist-pump.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump Fist Pump\" class=\"wp-image-415588\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"945\" alt=\"Donald Trump Fist Pump\" class=\"wp-image-415588 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/donald-trump-fist-pump.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Donald Trump pumps his fist here in front of supporters on July 3, 2021. (Photo via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for Trump, he\u2019ll likely continue to rail against the raid and the people he believes are responsible for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,\u201d he said in Monday\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump went on to blame Democrats and accuse them of trying to deter him from running for president in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have further updates on this developing story as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>^<\/p>\n<p>a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump continued to secure his place as the most bonkers figure in the history of the American presidency on Monday night when he took to social media to complain that federal agents had raided his home in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump is still banned from Twitter, so he shared his tale of woe through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1171668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1171666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1171666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1171666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1171666\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1171666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1171666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1171666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}