FBI raids Mar-a-Lago
- Capitol Times
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min read
The former president said in a statement late Aug. 8 that his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida has been placed "under siege" and is occupied by FBI agents.
“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 said in a post on Truth Social.
“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said.
As he spoke to reporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, the former president said, “Well, it isn’t a long period, regardless of whether you go before or after. Certainly not for a very long period of time.
“It’s coming,” Trump said, “and I think people are going to be very happy.”
“Our country has never been in a position like this. We lost everything. We’ve lost energy independence. We’ve lost our prestige. We’ve lost every single thing you can lose,” Trump said during the event, noting the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which he previously called “the greatest tactical mistake in history,” and the border crisis.
During an interview with CNN on Monday night, Trump's lawyer Christina Bobb confirmed that FBI agents seized records from Mar-a-Lago.
The President's legal team and the FBI have been cooperative throughout. It was true that the FBI conducted an unannounced raid and seized paper," Bobb explained.
9 August 2022
