The court filing in the federal classified documents lawsuit against former President Donald Trump made waves Tuesday, raising new concerns about the nature of the FBI’s Aug. 8, 2022, Mar-a-Lago raid.
Signs that federal agents were authorized to use deadly force led President Trump and his allies to conclude that the attack had the makings of an assassination attempt.
The FBI responded by pointing out that the policy at issue was simply that:
standard procedure. Others point out that although the Trumps were out of state at the time of the attack, the attack was coordinated with the U.S. Secret Service.
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relief movement The document, filed on behalf of Trump, said FBI agents had been ordered to use “operational orders” to collect “classified information. [National Defense Information]and in U.S. government records. [the] warrant. ”
“Department of Justice law enforcement officers may use deadly force if necessary.”
When carrying out a raid — it is
Personally allowed Attorney General Merrick Garland said investigators were apparently given permission to investigate.
“Department of Justice law enforcement officers may use deadly force if necessary,” the order said, according to the filing.
The complaint alleges that the raid was unconstitutional and further states that “the agents planned to bring in ‘standard weapons.'”[s]”,” had “ammunition,” “handcuffs,” and “medium and large bolt cutters,” but wore “unmarked polo shirts or collared shirts” and “concealed law enforcement equipment.” I was instructed to do so.
Julie Kelly of RealClearInvestigations
highlighted Among the “contingencies” described, armed FBI agents ” [Former President of the United States] and [U.S. Secret Service] security team. ”
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President Trump and several of his allies have taken up the application, suggesting that authorization to use deadly force amounts to authorization to attack.
“Biden’s Justice Department was authorized to shoot me!”
“Wow! I just came out of the Biden witch hunt trial in Manhattan called the ‘Ice Box’ and was shown the report that Joe Biden’s Justice Department twisted in the illegal and unconstitutional raid on Mar-a-Lago. Authorized the FBI to use lethal force. Found Joe Biden mentally unfit under the 25th Amendment that he is a serious threat to democracy,” President Trump said on Truth Social.
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shown The Trump campaign also distributed a fundraising email claiming, “The Biden Justice Department was authorized to shoot me!”
tweeted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in the first of a series of much-derided tweets.
Asked“Was the use of deadly force authorized because of the Biden dossier? Were they going to shoot the Guard and then shoot President Trump, Melania and Barron as well?”
“I let him know,” Greene said in a subsequent tweet, which also drew comments from the community. “The Biden Justice Department and the FBI were planning and giving the go-ahead to assassinate President Trump. Did you all know this already???!!!”
Congressman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
claimed“Biden ordered attack on Trump at Mar-a-Lago.”
Former President Trump advisor Steve Bannon
Said Trump said on his show “War Room” that this was “an assassination attempt against Donald John Trump or people associated with him. They wanted a shootout. They were authorized by Mr. Garland to use deadly force. They brought in medics, combat medics. They had a casualty triage plan and a trauma center.”
FBI policy
“The FBI followed standard procedures in this search, as it does with all search warrants, including a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force,” the agency said in a statement. Ta.
Obtained The New York Post reported that “no one has ordered any additional measures to be taken and there has been no deviation from normal on this matter.”
“Deadly force is always authorized if the necessary threat presents itself.”
Frank Figliuzzi, former assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI,
I got it. “Every FBI operational order includes a reminder of the FBI’s deadly force policy, even search warrants. If a necessary threat presents itself, lethal force will Always allowed.”
Also a community note about Gosar and Greene’s tweets.
shown Authorization to use deadly force is “standard language for the Department of Justice’s use of force policy and has nothing to do with President Biden.”
In 2023, former FBI Assistant Director in Charge Steve D’Antuono testified before Congress that “there was no show of force.”
report Axios.
“It wasn’t a show of force, because we all agreed,” D’Antuono said.
Said A member of the House Judiciary Committee said: “We didn’t show force. I was adamant about that. That’s what we agreed to, and the FBI agreed to. We didn’t wear raid jackets, we didn’t wear FBI breakers. We worked together. We worked with the Secret Service to make sure they got into Mar-a-Lago without any problems.”
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