Trump: Biden Knew About FBI Raid “Like He Knew About Hunter’s Deals”

Former President Trump on Tuesday continued to excoriate ‘Radical Left’ Democrats after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago residence. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the raid was a continuation of Russian collusion allegations, the Impeachment “Hoax,” and more.

“To make matters it is all, in my opinion, a coordinated attack with Radical Left Democrat state & local D.A.’s & A.G.’s,” Trump said.

In a follow-up post, he accused President Biden of supposedly knowing about the raid, “just like he knew all about Hunter’s ‘deals.'”

The federal judge who reportedly signed off on the raid at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence donated thousands of dollars to former President Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and victory fund in 2008.

Bruce Reinhart, a Florida federal magistrate judge, donated $1,000 to Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and added $1,000 more to the Obama Victory Fund that same cycle, according to federal filings.

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Democrats are desperate to stay on message, touting week of wins on Twitter while mostly staying quiet about the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.

Trump’s Florida residence was raided Monday after a warrant was obtained by the FBI, purportedly to search for confidential government documents the former president is accused of holding onto after leaving office. 

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Vulnerable House Democrats are staying largely silent following the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Fox News Digital reached out to each of the 21 Democrats running for re-election in districts considered “toss-ups,” as well as “lean” and “likely Republican,” and asked them for their reaction to the unannounced raid that has drawn sharp criticism from both sides of the aisle.

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Former senior Obama advisor David Axelrod joined the flocks of leftists approving of the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on Monday, despite even more Twitter backlash.

Shortly after the news broke of several FBI agents executing a search warrant on Trump’s Florida property, many liberal media pundits cheered at the sight, going so far as to celebrate it.

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People in New York and D.C. weighed in on the FBI’s raid at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, with some calling it foul play while others celebrated the search. 

“It’s 100% selective justice,” one New Yorker told Fox News. “If this were the other way around someone would be crucified.”

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., issued a warning to Americans following the FBI’s raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence that “they can do it to you.” On “America Reports” Tuesday, Blackburn also outlined questions she hopes to make FBI Director Christopher Wray answer. 

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Former President Trump on Tuesday blasted the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida as a political “Witch Hunt” that represented an assault on patriotic Americans. 

“These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, was raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump bemoaned in a statement sent out via email by Trump’s Save America political action committee. 

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Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that he believes the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Florida home will make him more likely to run for president in 2024. 

Graham, R-S.C., also demanded more information on the impetus for the raid during comments at an event with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. 

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CNN legal analyst Paul Callan called the Justice Department’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago home a “daring and dangerous move” that was “not warranted” if it was only about Trump holding onto classified documents after his time in office.

During CNN’s “At This Hour with Kate Bolduan” on Wednesday, the host spoke to legal analyst Paul Callan, who expressed hope that the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have something more serious on Trump than currents reports indicate, otherwise their raid on Trump’s massive West Palm Beach residence went too far.

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Veteran political strategists James Carville and Ed Rollins aren’t quite seeing eye to eye on the political impact the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home could have on the midterm elections.

Speaking with Fox News Digital Tuesday, Carville, who was an adviser to former President Bill Clinton, said there wasn’t enough information about the raid to know just yet what it could mean for voters heading to the polls. 

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The White House on Tuesday maintained that it was not given any advance notice of the FBI’s unprecedented raid on former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago, saying President Biden is  committed to the rule of law and Justice Department investigations “free of political influence.” 

Trump’s private residence in Palm Beach, Florida, was raided by the FBI Monday morning, when the former president was in New York City. The raid was connected to an investigation into classified records Trump allegedly took with him from the White House to his home when he left office in January 2021.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday dodged a question about the FBI’s Monday search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home during a Kentucky press conference. 

“I’m here to talk about the flood and recovery from the flood,” McConnell, R-Ky., said when asked about the raid. 

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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.

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Several Democrats who supported the raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Monday previously criticized him for allegedly trying to “weaponize” the Justice Department on a number of different issues.

In a September 2019 tweet, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Trump of trying to “weaponize” the Justice Department after it began investigating automakers who had reached a deal with California regarding fuel efficiency standards.

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday called for full “transparency and accountability” from the federal government following the FBI raid and former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

“Even before yesterday’s events at Mar-a-Lago, America was already dangerously divided,” Hogan said in a statement. “These are unprecedented circumstances that require unprecedented transparency and accountability from our government institutions. The American people deserve to know all the facts as soon as possible, and I call on the Biden administration to release—at a minimum—the documents authorizing the FBI search.”

He added: “If the federal government cannot ultimately provide overwhelming evidence that action was absolutely necessary, then it will only undermine faith in democracy and the rule of law, and further divide Americans.”

Former Vice President Mike Pence demanded that the “appearance of continued partisanship” by the Justice Department be addressed after the “unprecedented” raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.

“I share the deep concern of millions of Americans over the unprecedented search of the personal residence of President Trump,” Pence tweeted Tuesday. “No former President of the United States has ever been subject to a raid of their personal residence in American history.”

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for the House Ways and Means Committee to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service – a move the former president has long pushed back on.

The decision is a blow to Trump, who may seek emergency intervention measures from the Supreme Court in an attempt to temporarily block any release of these tax records.

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Sen. Tim Scott Tuesday told Fox News Digital that the FBI’s Monday raid on former President Trump’s Florida home reinforces concerns he has about the agency becoming too political. 

The FBI raid is “shocking, stunning unprecedented without any question. It raises serious concerns from my perspective,” Scott said.

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Sources told Fox News on Tuesday that investigators from the Justice Department visited Mar-a-Lago in June for a meeting about turning over records as part of an investigation into documents former President Trump allegedly took with him from the White House to his private residence when he left office in January 2021.

Trump’s attorneys were present at that meeting and the sources say the former president himself stopped in to say hello for a few minutes.

The meeting came months after the National Archives — with assistance from the Justice Department — was able to get 15 boxes of documents sent back to Washington, D.C. after expressing concern they were in Florida.

The June meeting was about additional documents that were being sought. But following it, the Justice Department and FBI felt they weren’t getting the same cooperation they had been receiving earlier in the probe, according to a source with knowledge of negotiations between Trump’s team and the federal entities.

The perceived lack of cooperation is why a search warrant was requested and ultimately executed on Monday, Aug. 8 at Trump’s Palm Beach property. 

Fox News’ David Spunt, Bill Mears and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Floridians outside Mar-a-Lago shared their reactions to the FBI’s search of former President Trump’s residence.

“I just feel like this isn’t Russia. This isn’t Venezuela. This isn’t China. This is the United States of America,” Adriene Chockett, from Lakeworth Beach, told Fox News. “And these things should not be happening in our country.”

“I’m just doing my small part. Just standing here for a few hours with the American flag,” Chockett continued. “I want to help save America. Save our country. Save our rights.”

For more on this story: Trump supporters outside Mar-a-Lago say FBI search was political 

After being endorsed by former President Donald Trump in their campaigns, Trump-backed candidates quickly came to the former president’s defense after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago home Monday.

The FBI raided Trump’s home on Monday, in search of classified materials that Trump allegedly took back to his residence following his time in the White House.

Following the raid, Trump-endorsed midterm candidates raced to Twitter to defend the former Republican President.

For more on this story: Trump-backed candidates rush to his defense after ‘politically motivated’ Mar-a-Lago raid

Michael Cohen, a former attorney for former President Trump, declared on Tuesday that “the end is near” for his former boss after the FBI executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago residence.

“Here’s what Trump’s attorneys should be telling him: ‘when the fbi raids, all you can do is prepare for jail.’” Cohen tweeted. “No one is above the law!”

He tweeted the message along with the hashtag “#KarmaBoomerang” and an image of an uncomfortable-looking Trump with the caption: “The End is Near…”

For more on this story: Michael Cohen declares ‘the end is near’ for Trump after FBI raid

Rep. Jim Banks and members of the House Republican Study Committee are expected to meet with former President Trump at his property in Bedminster, New Jersey, Tuesday evening, Fox News has learned.

Banks, R-Ind., the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, is expected to bring a dozen members of the panel to Trump National Golf Club Bedminster to meet with the former president.

It is unclear, at this point, which RSC members will join Banks. 

For more on this story: House Republicans to meet with Trump at Bedminster, following Mar-a-Lago FBI raid

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is questioning how “detached” President Biden is from “his own administration,” after the White House said it was not given “notice” of the FBI’s raid on former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump’s private residence in Palm Beach, Florida, was raided by the FBI Monday morning, when the former president was in New York City. The raid was connected to an investigation into classified records Trump allegedly took with him from the White House to home when he left office in January 2021.

When asked for comment Monday, a White House official told Fox News Digital: “We did not have notice of the reported action and would refer you to the Justice Department for any additional information.”

For more on this story: Johnson questions how ‘detached’ Biden is from his admin, after not being notified of FBI Mar-a-Lago raid

President Biden, speaking Tuesday while signing the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law, made no mention of the FBI’s raid last night at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

Biden also took no questions from reporters following the speech.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign appears to be fundraising off the FBI raid at former President Donald Trump residence at Mar-a-Lago. 

“Every ‘But her emails’ hat or shirt sold helps @onwardtogether partners defend democracy, build a progressive bench, and fight for our values,” Clinton tweeted on Tuesday. “Just saying!”

Clinton used a personal email server to house classified information during her time as Secretary of State, which became a major issue of contention during her 2016 presidential run against Trump.

For more on this story: Hillary Clinton appears to fundraise off Mar-a-Lago search

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reacted to the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Tuesday.

Pelosi says she doesn’t have any insider information, but expects that authorities must have had “justification” for the raid. The FBI executed a search warrant on Trump’s resort on Monday, seeking documents that the former president had taken from the White House while leaving office in 2021.

“All I know about that is what is in the public domain. I was surprised that it flashed on my phone last evening, so I don’t really have too much to say except that to have a visit like that, you need a warrant. To have a warrant, you need justification. And that says that no one is above the law, not even a president or a former president of the United States,” Pelosi told MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

For more on this story: Nancy Pelosi reacts to FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, says authorities had ‘justification’

Former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was raided by the FBI Monday morning in an unprecedented move by the bureau, and one connected to an investigation into records Trump allegedly took with him from the White House to his private residence when he left office in January 2021.

Earlier this year, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) said Trump took 15 boxes of presidential records to his personal residence in Florida. Those boxes allegedly contained “classified national security information,” and official correspondence between Trump and foreign heads of state.

NARA notified Congress in February that the agency recovered the 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago and “identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes.”

For more on this story: Trump raid linked to DOJ, National Archives probe into classified docs allegedly taken to Mar-a-Lago

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is sounding off Tuesday on the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago.

In a tweet, Cuomo says the Justice Department “must immediately explain the reason for its raid and 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 and legitimacy of January 6 investigations.”

For more on this story: Cuomo says Justice Department ‘must immediately explain’ Trump raid or risk undermining January 6 probe.

President Biden is speaking Tuesday for the first time since former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was raided by the FBI.