In a Thursday press briefing, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed that he “personally approved” of the FBI raid at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, and announced that the Justice Department has filed a motion to unseal the search warrant.
Garland told the public that “I personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter,” noting that the Justice Department “does not take such a decision lightly.”
Garland said that the search warrant” was authorized by a federal court upon the required finding of probable cause.”
Garland also announced that “the Justice Department has filed a motion in the Southern District of Florida to unseal a search warrant and property receipt relating to a court-approved search that the FBI conducted earlier this week. That search was a premises located in Florida, belonging to the former president.”
“The Department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president’s public confirmation of the search the surrounding circumstances and the substantial public interest in this matter,” he added.
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“Faithful adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the Justice Department, of our democracy. Upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly without fear or favor. under my watch, that is precisely what the Justice Department is doing,” said Garland.
“All Americans are entitled to the even-handed application of the law, to due process of law, and to the presumption of innocence. Much of our work is by necessity conducted out of the public eye. We do that to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans and to protect the integrity of our investigations,” he continued.
Garland also addressed “recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the FBI and Justice Department agents and prosecutors,” saying that “I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked.”
“The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated patriotic public servants every day. They protect the American people from violent crime, terrorism and other threats to their safety while safeguarding our civil rights. They do so at great personal sacrifice and risk to themselves. I am honored to work alongside them,” Garland continued.
The Attorney General concluded the briefing by saying that this is all the information he can reveal at the moment, and left without taking any questions from the press.
Video: Importance of the affidavit and information on the magistrate.
On Monday, over two dozen FBI agents raided Trump’s Palm Beach residence, taking a reported 12 boxes of materials from the residence.
On Monday evening, Trump confirmed the raid, writing: “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. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before.”
“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” he said.
“It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don’t want me to run for President in 2024, especially based on recent polls, and who will likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections,” Trump continued.
“Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. Sadly, America has now become one of those Countries, corrupt at a level not seen before. They even broke into my safe! What is the difference between this and Watergate, where operatives broke into the Democrat National Committee? Here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the home of the 45th President of the United States.”
In a statement released the following day on Truth Social, Trump suggested that FBI agents may have “planted” evidence in the residence.
“The FBI and others from the Federal Government would not let anyone, including my lawyers, be anywhere near the areas that were rummaged and otherwise looked at during the raid on Mar-a-Lago,” Trump said.
“Everyone was asked to leave the premises, they wanted to be left alone, without any witnesses to see what they were doing, taking or, hopefully not, ‘planting,'” he added.
“Why did they STRONGLY insist on having nobody watching them, everybody out? Obama and Clinton were never ‘raided,’ despite big disputes!”
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I have no doubt but that this scumbag personally approved it—and probably celebrated afterwards. He is nothing but a sorry POS. And Joe Biden knew damned well it was going down.
In order to get this sorry-a** bunch in power, you see why ehy had to resort to election fraud.
Lord Of The Flies in living color.
“…Merrick Garland Says He ‘Personally Approved’ Mar-A-Lago Raid, Complains FBI Is Being Treated ‘Unfairly’
Merrick Garland Says He ‘Personally Approved’ Mar-A-Lago Raid, Complains FBI Is Being Treated ‘Unfairly’…”
” Look Out, The Sky Is Falling, Shouts ” Henny Penny, why didn’t the democrats go after Hunter Biden’s Lap-Top or Why Didn’t the Democrats Go After Hillary Clinton for having a Private Computer While She was Secretary of State Under President Barack H. Obama and Barack H. Obama talked to Hillary Clinton on her private Computer too While Hillary was Secretary of State. As Henny Penny said, ” Look Out, The Sky Is Falling.!
WHEN THE DOJ/FBI keeps acting like gestapo thugs, WHY SHOULDN’T we the people, TREAT THEM ALL LIKE THAT!!?!?
Just a sour grapes coward who longs to get even with Trump and McConnel for kicking sand in his face on the florda beach, depriving him a court seat that would have enbled him to do some real major damage to the United States Constitution. Just another weak sob sister sucker up to socialism, because of a personal weakness that prevents him from succeding in a American Democratic style competition on an even poliitical playing field so Garland has to tip the scales of justice in favor of himself and his fellow social failures.Nobody has a problem with the patriots within the FBI,,,It’s the Obama/Biden implanted FBI leadership traitors like himself that will get scrubbed down the drain if they cannot steal the fall elections which itself is the real reason for this Biden style stealh attack on those who can prevent them.
WE certainly dodged a bullet with him not getting confirmed. BUT IS HE DOING MORE damage to our nation now, As AG, than he could have, as one of 9 judges??
The Socialist, / Communist, democrat Party of America , uder president Joe Biden is just carrying on a democrat tradition, I Believe democrat President, Roosevelt would be proud of Joe Biden. Roosevelt Once Said of Himself, ” The Presidential Juggler: Franklin D. Roosevelt
” You know I am a juggler, and I never let my right hand know what my left hand does. I may have one policy for Europe and one diametrically opposite for North and South America. I may be entirely inconsistent, and furthermore I am perfectly willing to mislead and tell untruths if it will help win the war.” Author of Quote Unknown.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Joe Biden approved Attorney General, Merrick Garland ” complaining that the F.B. I. Is being treated Unfairly”is his “‘ Bona-Fidie ,”That he’s as one, with the democrat president Joe Biden Administration.
Seeing the utter Shiff ups they have had over the past 2 decades, AND THEIR OUTRIGHT ATTACKS against trump, ALL ON BEHALF of the DNC, why SHOULDN’T The fbi be regarded unfairly.. THEY DAMN WELL DESERVE IT@!
“The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated patriotic public servants every day. “
BUT; the top elite FBI are corrupt and serving the political demands of the treasonous, unethical, socialist Democrat Party!
“Hillary Clinton is once again being allowed to skate, even though the head of the very body tasked with investigating her — the FBI — has detailed precisely how Clinton did in fact break the law.
FBI Director James Comey laid out, with specificity, how Clinton violated our national security laws, but then he proceeded to explain that he was nevertheless declining to refer Clinton for federal prosecution.”
“[FBI Director James Comey] said my (Hillary) answers were truthful, and what I’ve said is consistent with what I have told the American people, that there were decisions discussed and made to classify retroactively certain of the emails.”
– “In a July 2 interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation about Hillary’s email practices, use of a personal email server, and specific emails she sent and received as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton told her questioners, as the FBI summarized it, that she “could not recall,” “did not recall,” “did not remember” or “had no recollection” 41 times.”
Examples of how FBI Director James Comey is NOT truthful, honest or trustworthy and is a servant to the treasonous, socialist Democrat Party.
As Former Secretary of State Under democrat President, Barack H. Obama, once said, ” At This Point, What Difference Does It Make.” Let’s Move On!
Hillary Clinton said in the Benghazi inquiry: With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided that they’d they go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make?
And Bill Clinton has yet to be investigated for pedophilia. SWAMP SCUM.
“I t’s hard to remember that your job was to drain the Swamp when your up to your neck in Aligaters. ”
With the democrat swamp creatures, and Republican
( ” RINO’S).”
At this point, even the Rank and file, are just as Contemptable, as the leadership is iMo.
The Washington Establishment Operates This way, ” You Scratch My Back and I’ll Scratch yours.” Author Unknown.
Just one thing: Thank God this dweeb did NOT become a Supreme Court Justice !!
Of course Garland had a personal reason for sending his storm troopers to Trump’s house, He was the cause of him not getting his life time job on the Supreme Court. We are so lucky it happened that way, now when the parties change positions, the Republicans can get rid of him.
CAN they?? You assume they DO win back the house and senate..
Simply Revenge. And– to help the Hillary Clinton Operatives who are being sued by Trump–and are afraid of what the Trump Team has on the Dems.
I really don’t think the fbi was looking for Nuclear codes. I think they used that as a cover. They were looking for Jan 6 Documents. But the warrant didn’t list that ,so it will be oops look what we found ,by Accident. Remember trumps lawyers were not allowed inside to watch the raid .
How many times has Congress investigate d trump and still can’t Indict him . Now the democrats even we do far as to have the witch hunt in national tv. How Embarrassing it will be when this Investigation proves Fruitless.
EVEN IF trump, some how still had codes, THEY WOULD BE INVALID, as they all got changed, the DAY HE LEFT office… If not 3-4 times since.
The grand Judeo-Bolshevik KAPO!!
https://americanwirenews.com/outgoing-whole-foods-ceo-warns-scourge-of-socialism-is-taking-over-teases-more-to-say-when-hes-unmuzzled/
I never shop there. SO What Whole commie foods does, is no biggy to me.
Is there any honest politician in the CHEATER Criminal Democrat Party Mob leadership or are they all like their BIG FAT LIAR LEADER a BIG FAT LIAR??? Dump them all with our votes in the 2022 and 2024 elections all, across our America is the only peaceful solution to this massive mess!! They cannot hurt us anymore if they are not in power!!
Didn’t he originally say he knew nothing about it? Hmmmm
Surprised the stupid dummycrat admitted he’s behind this farce of justice. Now he complains his beloved SS-oops-FBI is being criticized.
Not one word about how democrats treat cops ??? Defund police ,criminality charge police for doing their jobs but let us Criticize his beloved SS he had a Hissy fit.
Exactly. WASN’T HE THE ONE who initiated the whole “Whip” gate thing with those border agents?
The FBI is being unfairly treated (correct grammar}, so says Merrick. How about the American people, you piece of shoot. We are the ones being unfairly treated by your thugs. And who supposedly works for whom?
IF anything, they are not being treated UNFAIRLY ENOUGH.. i just watched a vid, where an ATF member, forced her way into a gun store, and STOOD THERE ON CAMERA< using her own PERSONAL PHONE< to take pictures of the store's licencing book.. AND HAD NOT A CARE that she was being recorded….. All because she probably knows, the STORE owner, won't do jack squat about it..
he is a paid traitor and need to be impeached an imprisoned, ye he is our grapes