Former US President Donald Trump announced that FBI agents had raided his residence at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, in what he called “political harassment.”
The FBI refused to confirm the search or its purpose, and Trump gave no indication of the reason for the search of his home, adding to the legal pressure on the former president.
Several U.S. media outlets, citing sources familiar with the case, said the search was authorized by the court and was related to possible mishandling of confidential documents that were handed over to Mar-a-Lago.
“These are difficult times for our country as my beautiful home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raid and occupation by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said in a statement released on Wednesday. his social networks. platform, true.
Aerial photos of the Mar-a-Lago resort show police cars in front of the Trump residence. Trump supporters gathered in front of his house holding banners bearing his name and American flags bearing his image.
Trump continued: “Aggression like this only happens in vulnerable Third World countries. Unfortunately, the United States has become one of those countries,” he added, “they even broke into my safe.”
Some senior Republican officials have criticized the process on social media, accusing the Justice Department of overstepping its authority.
