The response of the former US President Donald Trump On Tuesday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden was unaware of the raid on his home.
Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth that Biden was aware of the raid.
We learned about it from the media.
This comes after the White House announced earlier Tuesday that Biden was not aware of the raid on Trump’s home.
“We learned of the raid on Trump’s home from the media,” White House spokeswoman Karen-Jean-Pierre told reporters.
She also made it clear that the Ministry of Justice is concerned with everything related to the raid on Trump’s home, stressing that the ministry’s investigations are independent and “we do not interfere in them.”
In the context, Trump’s attorney, Christina Pope, said the FBI raided the former president’s home as part of an investigation into secret presidential documents that may have been removed from the White House, and confiscated at least 15 boxes.
Made with the permission of the court
It is reported that Trump had announced on Monday that members of the “FBI” had raided His residence at the Mar-a-Lago resort. in Florida.
The FBI refused to confirm that the search took place or its purpose, and Trump did not give any indication of the reason for the raid on his home, which increases the judicial pressure on the former president, according to AFP.
In addition, several American media outlets quoted sources familiar with the file as saying that the search was carried out with the permission of the court, and was related to a possible mishandling of confidential documents that were transferred to Mar-a-Lago.
“tough times”
In a statement posted on his platform, Trump said: “It is difficult times for our nation as my beautiful home in Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida is currently under siege and raided by a large group of FBI agents.”
Aerial photos of the Mar-a-Lago resort showed police cars in front of Trump’s residence. Supporters of the former president gathered in front of his house, holding banners bearing his name and American flags bearing his image.
Trump supporters outside his home on Monday (AFP)
15 boxes
It is noteworthy that in February, the US National Archives had revealed that it had recovered 15 boxes of documents from Trump In Florida, according to the Washington Post, it included top-secret documents that Trump carried with him when he left Washington after losing the election.
At the end of his term, Trump was supposed to hand over the documents and blogs in his possession, but instead moved them to his residence in the Mar-a-Lago resort, according to AFP. The documents also included correspondence from former President Barack Obama.