Donald Trump announced that theFBI had suddenly and dramatically raided his Florida mansion March I complained after going to a-Lagoon a Monday evening.
The 45th President of the United States, who lost the White House after just one term and left Washington DC in disgrace after the deadly Capitol riots in January 2021
but outside MAGA circles, In , development is a Department of Justice (DoJ) investigation into the removal of classified presidential records from the White House after Trump left the Oval Office on January 20, 2021. The National Archives and Records Administration (Nara) requested an investigation in February.
David Ferriero, then-U.S. archivist, chairman of the House Oversight Committee Carolyn Maloney }, saying it had "identified items marked as classified national security information" among the 15 recovered boxes. The owner from Mar-a-Lago was "in communication" with the Department of Justice because unauthorized possession constitutes a violation of U.S. criminal law.
Trump's son Eric Trump quickly dismissed the incident Monday night, telling Fox News that his father was simply a "newspaper clipping." and memorabilia had been kept for a long time. And while his tumultuous career was in the public eye,loyal supporters flocked to the gates of the former president's Palm Beach mansion to voice their support.
Here are the reactions to Monday's events, what could happen next, and how Trump's bid for the yet-to-be-declared but long-debated Republican nomination Could it have an impact?
What was said.
The Justice Department has so far not publicly commented on the investigation, and theIndependent newspaper said that Trump's successor would be Joe Biden. 42} When asked if it was someone in the West or someone in the West, a White House official said Wing had been informed in advance, saying, "We have not been informed of the reported behavior and have not been informed of any additional information by the judiciary.
Thereafter, approval of Attorney General Merrick Garlandis not technically required to obtain a search warrant, but the Experts suggest that interventions are unlikely. without his approval.
In addition to the dismissal of his family and Mr Trump's own furious statements that he has accused him of corruption, "Never before has anything like this happened to a President of the United States." Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy vowed to retaliate against Garland if the Republicans won the House in the November midterm elections, promising his I jumped to defense.
How does this raid relate to other investigations into Mr. Trump?
Monday's developments follow the former president's pressure to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and his DoJ series of events leading up to the January 6, 2021 attacks. arrived following the development of the investigation. The United States Capitol by a mob of his mourning supporters.
In June federal agents searched the home of Jeffrey Clarke. A former Department of Justice official, Trump briefly considered appointing him as Acting Attorney General on the condition that Clark cast a heavy burden on the department behind the false allegations of election fraud. 59}
Meanwhile, several former Trump administration officials are investigating the Jan. 6 attacks and plans by Trump supporters to submit fake Electoral College certificates to the National Archives. Testifying before a grand jury in Washington.
In a statement last night, the former president claimed he had "cooperated and cooperated with relevant government agencies" and condemned the raids as "not necessary or appropriate."
Will Trump be indicted?
It's possible, depending on what the agents recover from Mar-a-Lago.
Bradley Moss, a veteran D.C. attorney who specializes in national security law,told The Independent earlier this year that Trump said he was 20. At noon on Sunday, he said he had lost all permits he might have had to possess classified material. January 2021 – The moment Mr. Biden takes office as his successor.
Mark Elias, a Democratic election attorney who served as general counsel for Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2016, meanwhile tweeted Title 18 Section 2071. pointed out. United States Codestates that someone in custody of classified government records "willfully and unlawfully conceals, deletes, mutilates, erases, alters, or destroys them." is illegal.
Interestingly, the raid on Mar-a-Lago coincides with the publication of photographs by Maggie Haberman, a journalist for theNew York Times. Toilet bowl Trump allegedly tried to flush. This is an act that risks violating the Presidential Records Act, which Trump is required to preserve.
Images showing notes that appear to be written in the former president's trademark Sharpie scribbles (which can be recalled from his map of certain modified hurricanes) published by Axios was discovered during Haberman's investigation. Trump's forthcoming biography entitled The Confidence Man
Stephanie Grisham later told CNN that Mr Trump "handled classified documents.during his tenure.
"I sat with him on the plane and watched him go through the papers. I threw away some, broke some, put some in his pocket. she said.
What does that mean for the 2024 presidential election?
The same statute mentioned by Mr Elias states that persons found to have falsified government documents "may be fined under this title or imprisoned for up to three years. or both, and lose his job and be disqualified from holding any job under the United States."
If Mr. Trump is indicted and convicted, Mr. Trump appears to be ruled out, Elias added in a second tweet that such an eventuality may not ultimately disqualify him from seeking the presidency again. He will inevitably file a legal challenge. However, doing so would force him to litigate the matter during the election campaign and could be against him at the ballot box.
Conviction under Section 2071 was hotly debated by legal experts and lawmakers during Clinton's presidential campaign following allegations that it deleted data from a private email server used during her tenure as secretary of state underBarack. rice field. Obama
But some legal scholars have noted Supreme Court rulings that suggest Congress cannot change the eligibility criteria for who can be president.
They pointed out that the United States Constitution allows Congress to disqualify a person from office if impeachment proceedings are underway, but not in other circumstances.
However, former federal prosecutor Harry Littman backed Elias' argument, commenting: So this could be a whole enchilada in terms of his DoJ resolution.
Putting aside the question of whether he mishandled government documents, Trump faces repercussions from the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riots, which is set to end hearings this month. there's a possibility that.
The panel will eventually produce a report outlining its conclusions this fall, and although it has no prosecution powers per se, it may make recommendations to the Justice Department. At least in theory, Trump and his supporters could face criminal charges.
