House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned Attorney General Merrick Garland late Monday to "clear up your schedule," saying Republicans would will raid former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion when it regains control of the House in November.
"We've seen enough. The Justice Department has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization," saida California Republican . He tweeted shortly after news broke of the raid on the West Palm Beach property of the 45th president.
"When Republicans take back the House, we will immediately monitor this department, follow the facts, and do whatever it takes," McCarthy added. "Attorney General Garland, please save your papers and clear your calendars." Secretary of State Chris Wray said the House should be called before a panel when it reconvenes for a vote later this week on a $740 billion appropriations bill called the Cut Inflation Act.
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"What was in the warrant. What were you really doing? What were you looking for? Talk to President Trump." , would you mind giving me the information you're asking for? This is unbelievable," Jordan said, later adding: [Committee Chair] Summon Jerry Nadler, Christopher Wray and Merrick Garland and bring them before the House Judiciary Committee so that the American people can ask them questions they deserve to be answered. 28}
Some far-right Republican congressmen went one step further.
It must be installed," argued Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), "for all the politically motivated raids on Mar-a-Lago and the unjust persecution of President Trump by our government." did. "I can't wait for this. We are turning into a banana republic in record time."
It teaches us three things: You can't afford to fail," Rep. Paul Gosser (R-Arizona) said in a statement. "We must destroy the FBI. We must save America. I support Donald J. Trump."
On the Senate side, Arkansas 's Tom Cotton tweeted that Garland "armed [the Department of Justice] against his political opponents and vowed that 'this will have consequences'."
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called the attack "unprecedented," "corrupt," and an "abuse of power."
"What Nixon tried to do, Biden has now done. The Biden administration has fully weaponized the DOJ & FBI and targeted their political opponents," Cruz said. Added. "And with 87,000 new IRS agents, they're coming for you, too." Playing with fire with documentary disputes to persecute opponents of the United States," tweeted Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida). "Because one day what is around will come around. And we became Nicaragua under Ortega"
It's dangerous to execute a warrant through a lawmaker," tweeted former Kansas state congressman Mike Pompeo. “The apparent political weaponization of the DOJ/FBI is disgraceful. The AG must explain why 250 years of practice has been upended by this raid. } Hillary [sic] proved to be in possession of classified informationWe did not raid her house.” Reuters/Marco Bello on hisTruth Social A Monday night statement on media sitesaid his exclusive resort was "surrounded, raided and occupied by a large group of FBI agents."
Trump added that the raids were "not necessary" and accused "radical left Democrats" of weaponizing the Justice Department, who were unwilling to run for re-election in 2024.
FBI agents were reportedly looking for a box of classified documents that Trump allegedly brought to a resort in South Florida when he left the White House in January 2021. This may violate federal records-keeping laws.
February, National Archives and Records. The Administration said it found classified documents in 15 boxes in Mar-a-Lago and alerted the FBI.
Monday's search warrant authorized agents to search further presidential records Trump may have kept in his palace mansion.
Movement of classified documents to unauthorized locations is prohibited by federal law, but President Trump has broad powers to declassify documents during his presidency. was
Trump's role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol,during an ongoing House Select Committee investigation , a raid on Marlago took place as Congress met to prove the results of the 2020 presidential election.
A federal grand jury is also investigating the riots and Trump's attempt to overturn his 2020 election.