Former US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that his famous Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, had been “searched” by US federal police, the FBI.
“Our nation is living in dark times, my beautiful home, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, is under siege. It was searched and occupied by numerous FBI agents,” he said in a statement, saying he was the victim of “political persecution.”
“After working and cooperating with relevant government agencies, this unannounced search of my home was neither necessary nor appropriate,” he said. “They even broke into my safe!” “, was indignant Donald Trump.
The FBI has not yet confirmed this search.
The Republican politician did not indicate the reasons for this police operation. It is linked, directly or indirectly, to several ongoing legal cases.
A House committee is seeking to shed light on the role the billionaire played in the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. That day, hundreds of his supporters sowed violence and chaos inside the seat of Congress, delaying the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
The US federal government is investigating the attack, but has not yet brought charges against the former president.
At the end of July, the Secretary of Justice Merrick Garland had not however ruled out this possibility. “We intend to hold to account whoever is criminally responsible for [son rôle dans] the events around January 6, in any attempt to interfere with the legal transfer of power from one administration to another,” he said.
Donald Trump, still very popular among Republicans, is flirting more and more openly with the idea of running for president in 2024.
Further details will follow.
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