(CNN)Top Republican congressman joins former President Donald Trump's defense after FBI executes search warrant rushing to the Mar-a-Lago resort in Floridaas part of an investigation into the handling of potentially classified materials.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Attorney General Merrick Garland to "keep the papers and clear the calendar" as Republicans won the House in the midterms. He warned that a surveillance investigation would be carried out "when" to retrieve it.
"The Justice Department has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization," said McCarthy.
President Trump is also scheduled to meet about 10 members of the House Republican Study Committee led by Rep. Jim Banks at his residence in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Tuesday, he said. said a person familiar with their plans. This provided the former president with a timely opportunity to rally members to his side after his FBI manhunt.
Many Republicans, including Republican National Committee Chairman Ronna McDaniel, after news of the FBI investigation, who instead attack Democrats and say they must investigate Biden himself There was also
“We will immediately investigate and hold accountable Joe Biden and his administration's weaponization of the sector against the likely Republican nominee of the United States in 2024. , a member of the House Republican leadership.
Democrats responded that no one was above the law. .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly said on NBC's Today show that she first learned of the FBI's raid through a "flash" on her cell phone, only knowing it was public.
"We believe in the rule of law," Pelosi added.
And Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairman of the House Oversight Committee investigating Trump's handling of the documents, told the Justice Department that the former president's handling of the information would be "completely investigated." asked.
"Presidents have a solemn duty to protect America's national security, and allegations that former President Trump mishandled classified information and endangered America's security must be held to the utmost. "It requires scrutiny," said a Democrat in New York. It is clear that the handling of information must be fully investigated."
Some Republican leaders did not attack the Justice Department immediately after the raid. The office of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to comment.
But many others have cried foul about the Justice Department taking action against President Joe Biden's former rival and presumed future rival Trump.
South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham said, "President Trump is likely he will run again in 2024," noting that he is less than 100 days away from the midterm elections. . "It's not a problem to launch an investigation into a former president at this time when the election is near," she said.
FBI searches were also at issue in the Florida gubernatorial race. Trump's potential Republican rival for 2024, Gov. Ron DeSantis, tweeted, referring to the Biden administration, that "The MAL raid is the new escalation of the federal agency's weaponization against the administration's political opponents."
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Christ, a Florida congressman, countered. law. "
