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FBI agents raided former president Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on Monday.
The search appears to be related to Trump’s handling of classified documents. The former president and current hotelier was in New York at the time of the raid, according to a source who spoke to CNN.
Eric Trump appeared to confirm that the raid was related to documents that may have been at Mar-A-Lago.
“The purpose of the raid, from what they said, was because the National Archives wanted to, you know, corroborate whether or not Donald Trump had any documents in his possession.,” he said in an interview with Sean Hannity.
“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,” Trump said in a statement. “They even broke into my safe!”
The raid drew reactions from politicians across Florida, with Democrats celebrating the move and Republicans decrying the end of democracy as we know it. Take a look at their reactions below.
If I went to a wedding like this, I too would be talking shit about it… fuck you mean you’re not providing catering??? At a WEDDING?? pic.twitter.com/12OMKlQogu— Ash (@theashrb) June 5, 2022I just can’t stop thinking about how it costs $5500 for an hour of Mickey and Minnie’s time at a Disneyland wedding https://t.co/R9cQMTN9MJ— Cody (@codybondarchuk) June 8, 2022I am being so serious rn when I say we are not bullying Disney adults enough https://t.co/N9FhTQyMat— Jacob (@redmagejacob93) June 7, 2022 Credit: Universal Orlando Resort unveils a very unique new portal at its park.my brain cannot comprehend this, in theory I should be ok with it, but I cannot process it, imagine going to an Indian wedding and there is NO FOOD, there would also be no marriage in fact there would be riots, in fact if it was Haryana there would be gunfire, and about 6 murders https://t.co/KcBqpeMEZR— Shiv Ramdas Traing To Rite Buk (@nameshiv) June 7, 2022"There is food available nearby?" NOJODA! https://t.co/HecWBn2Ikj— lili_pl (@lili_pl) June 7, 2022"There's nothing wrong with Disney adults, they're just two steps away from worshiping a corporate mascot as their god" is not the reassurance you think it is Jodi https://t.co/b8k7Zodi2i— Γγ ☕🪶💀🦋⌛🧟♀️🪄😈🎲 (@gammashitlord) June 7, 2022There’s nothing more American than building a religion on a foundation of racism and labor exploitation. https://t.co/zoKRi1sGsR— KARLI MARXCX ✡️🇵🇸🤦🏽♂️ (@EvelKneidel) June 8, 2022THANKS A EFFING LOT NEW ATHEISTS, YOU REPLACED THE CHURCH WITH DISNEY. https://t.co/PhRY3S0fsg— Ideosyncretic Bonaparte Fan (@Panindependent) June 7, 2022I'm a religious studies professor researching Moloch and I'm here to tell you why to stop pathologizing ritual child sacrifice https://t.co/8gZDQM3KpG pic.twitter.com/EgnsGhlquw— rules-based international zachary (@TomKhruisehchev) June 7, 2022sorry but saying "disney is a huge part of our marriage" sounds no different to me than "taco bell is a huge part of our marriage". "pfizer is a huge part of our marriage". it's weird to have this much brand loyalty https://t.co/N0nYbJxCNA— ゲロに浸した死体 (@CATACLYSTA) June 8, 2022“Disney adults see Mickey Mouse as God actually” might be the weirdest and most ineffective defense of Disney adults I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/R9ZFDyojTa pic.twitter.com/67HtdLr73M— DefinitelyNotArms (@NotHeaviestArms) June 7, 2022Maybe Mooby The Golden Calf from the movie Dogma wasn’t on the nose *enough* https://t.co/LDW8Fu4qYl pic.twitter.com/mtRzrByRRQ— isi baehr-breen (its pronounced ‘izzy’) (@isaiah_bb) June 7, 2022I'm an American Studies professor researching the Manson Family and I'm here to tell you why to stop pathologizing commune dwellers,…. https://t.co/Uy8s1aos8Y— Jeff Melnick (@melnickjeffrey1) June 7, 2022I hope the rat company burns to the ground. I hope disney world sinks into the swamp and Disneyland falls into an earthquake chasm. I hope every classic character becomes public domain. I hope that antisemitic fuck really did freeze his head so I can punt it. https://t.co/QnqRIy0g4J— Zane Schacht – Voice Goblin (@VoicesByZane) June 7, 2022“You would expect there to be subpoenas if there was any suspect of classified information — requesting documents — as has been done in these similar cases, not 30 FBI agents rushing in on a search warrant,” Moody told Fox News. “It is certainly unusual. And I tell you what, the charges, if there are any the allegations, this better be a rock solid case to wreck whatever respect there is right now for the FBI.” Credit: Screengrab via Fla. AG Ashley Moody / TwitterCredit: Photo by Michael Vadon via Creative Commons license