House Republicans vow to investigate FBI’s Trump raid
Republicans in the US House of Representatives have decried the “weaponized politicization” of law enforcement after former President Donald Trump’s sprawling Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida was searched on Monday.
House GOP leaders pressured the Department of Justice (DOJ) to explain its rationale for executing the search warrant on Trump’s home, American media reported on Tuesday.
According to Press TV, Trump on Monday confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents “raided” his Mar-a-Lago residence in what he called an act of “prosecutorial misconduct.”
Trump said that the FBI agents “broke into his safe” in Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach while he was away at Trump Tower in New York.
US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) and other Republican lawmakers condemned President Joe Biden’s administration for raiding his Florida home of Trump.
They warned that they will probe the politicization of the DOJ when they take back control of Congress.
“The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization,” McCarthy said on Monday night.
“When Republicans take back the House, we will conduct immediate oversight of this department, follow the facts, and leave no stone unturned. Attorney General [Merrick] Garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar,” he added.
Trump said on Monday, “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,” he added.
Republicans demanded explanations from Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray.
“Why don’t Chris Wray and Merrick Garland come in front of us this Friday and answer our questions?” Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked. “If this is so important to go after President Trump in this unprecedented way, come and answer our questions in the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives.”
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