The raid on Donald Trump’s residence by the FBI creates division: for some it is a first step towards a trial and for others, a “political persecution”, in the midst of great polarization and when the former president considers running for office again. White House.
The president of United States, Joe Biden, I wasn’t aware of registration carried out on Monday the FBI in the former president’s mansion Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
Specifically, it was an event that he found out about in the press, assured this Tuesday the White House.
In her daily press conference, the president’s spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, avoided giving details “About an ongoing investigation.”
Asked about the accusations of political persecution made by the Republicans, he replied that Biden “respects the rule of law”.
“The president was not informed, he was not aware. No one in the White House received a notice,” said the Government Press Secretary.
Joe Biden refers to the break-in at Trump’s mansion
The spokeswoman affirmed that it is an independent investigation and did not rule on the reasons for the search in the mansion, which some media relate to the official documents that Trump took from the White House.
“The president, in the White House, found out about the FBI search through public information, like all Americans, and he was not warned. President Biden has been very clear during his tenure that the Justice Department conducts its investigations independently,” he insisted.
FBI agents searched the Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, southeast Florida, on Monday in search of documents, something that the Republican Party and Trump himself have accused of political persecution.
Biden criticized on Tuesday those who “seek power” against those who are committed to unity, during a speech at the White House in which he avoided making direct reference to the former president.
“We all hear all the noise there is, but we know that there are those who focus more on seeking power,” he reproached.