Garland’s Authorization of Mar-a-Lago Raid Politically Motivated, Oklahoma Congressman Says
A prominent member of the House Intelligence Committee told The Epoch Times that Attorney General Merrick Garland’s authorization of the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, Fla. was politically motivated.
“This (Garland) is a guy who President Trump prevented from becoming a Supreme Court justice. He’s also a guy that is appointed by President Biden, who more than likely will be running against President Trump in two years,” said Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R–Okla). “It (the raid) is clearly about politics.”
On Aug. 12, the seven-page warrant that granted permission for the FBI to search Mar-a-Lago earlier this week was released and shows that Trump is under federal investigation for obstruction of justice and other alleged violations.
The Department of Justice on Aug. 11 filed a motion to unseal the warrant unless Trump objected to the move. Around the same time, Garland announced that he personally approved the FBI’s search in Florida earlier this week.
Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement at the Department of Justice in Washington on Aug. 11, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Trump did not object.
“Not only will I not oppose the release of the documents, I am going a step further by encouraging the immediate release of those documents,” he wrote on Aug. 11.
Warrant Details
According to the search and seizure warrant, FBI agents targeted “the ’45 Office,’ all storage rooms, and all other rooms or areas within the premises used or available to be used by FPOTUS (former president of the United States) and his staff and in which boxes or documents could be stored, including all structures or buildings on the estate.”
Agents were authorized to take “all physical documents and records constituting evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed,” the warrant showed. Documents with classification markings
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