Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

It Wasn't Us! White House Panics as Mar-a-Lago Backfires - Throws Garland, DOJ, FBI Completely Under the Bus

Following the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, the White House is attempting to distance itself from the controversial effort.

During a news briefing on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked whether the Biden administration knew about the planned raid.

She denied that the administration was ever briefed on the raid.

“No, the president was not briefed, was not aware of it. No. No one at the White House was given a heads up, no. That did not happen.”


Under a normal administration, this would be hard to believe. Most presidents would be keenly aware of the FBI’s plans to execute a massive search warrant on anyone, especially a former president of the United States.

But given how dysfunctional the Biden administration is, it is almost believable that Biden and his staff had no idea the raid was planned. If that is the case, it is a massive indictment of many government officials.

First, if no one in the White House knew about the raid, it would be an indictment on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. As attorney general, he almost certainly knew about the raid, and he should have communicated it to President Joe Biden.

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Second, the Department of Justice, and specifically the FBI, would be culpable. They would certainly have been expected to communicate such a high-profile raid to Biden or someone in his administration, and if they did not, it was a failure to execute their duties.

Either the White House knew about the raid and is now lying about it, or the FBI and DOJ deliberately executed the search warrant behind Biden’s back.

In either scenario, the federal government is caught with egg on its face.

Nonetheless, Jean-Pierre continued with the strategy of denial and silence throughout the news briefing.

When another reporter asked her whether she was concerned about the optics of the Justice Department raiding the home of a former president, Jean-Pierre said nothing.

“Again, we’re just not going to comment on any ongoing investigations from here,” Jean-Pierre said.

After the reporter pressed her about Republicans saying the raid “reeks of politics,” Jean-Pierre again suggested Biden had no advanced knowledge.

“Look, I’ll say this: the president and the White House learned about this FBI search from public reports,” she said. “We learned just like the American public did yesterday, and we did not have advanced notice of this activity.

“President Biden has been very clear from before he was elected president and throughout his time in office that the Justice Department conducts its investigation independently.”

As many Americans continue to express their concerns about government overreach, the White House’s strategy in dealing with this public relations nightmare is simple: deny, deny, deny.

https://www.westernjournal.com/wasnt-us-white-house-panics-mar-lago-backfires-throws-garland-doj-fbi-completely-bus/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=patriottribune&utm_campaign=dailyam&utm_content=libertyalliance&ats_es=8fb799e06563a601f50b5fdaf395b859

pegw

Western Journal is a biased right wing news source according to factcheak.com, a nonpartisan organization. Biden did not direct the tossing of Trump's estate, the DOJ did.
There is a bit of distance from the DOJ and the president. Otherwise, Biden probably would habe raided Mar a Lago shortly after he was in office.

kemmer

The DOJ does not need the president's permission--or even his knowledge--to carry out its investigations. Of course Trump tried to change that during his presidency; Trump attempted to make the DOJ his personal enforcer, but when faced with mass resignations, he failed.
It was hilarious how all the Fox and Newsmax talking heads whined that, "If the FBI can force a search warrant on an ex president, it can do the same to YOU!" Hahahaha.... Of course it can, if a federal judge feels there is probable cause to issue a warrant.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Kemer here's what I think of all of your posts here on OPP and the posts of all yer liberal buddies:

kemmer

I wish people like you would realize others aren’t interested in what you have for dinner! 🙄😂

kemmer

Jim Jordan had a stinging comment yesterday on The Onion, on the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago:
“Law enforcement good…raid bad…Trump good…Jim don’t understand…Jim angry.” 😤

kemmer

Hahaha…. Now it starts! Today Trump said the FBI probably planted incriminating evidence in the 12 boxes of gov’t. docs they removed from Mar-a-Lago, and Trump’s disciples are echoing that lie all over the internet.
If any docs marked ‘top secret’ are found in those boxes, the fat trumpster is looking at an orange jump suit.

kemmer

I said 3 years ago that when Trump gets booted out of office, his big mouth and his transactional character will be one of this country’s biggest security risks.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Kemmy yer dumb enough to be a member of crazy ol Joe White House Staff

kemmer

You’re so precious sometimes. 🥹

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

What relation R U to Joe biden?????

hygrometer3

Kemmer--gets his Depends changed by DR. Jill along with old slow joe--many times in one day because both are FULL OF BS?????

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

U Got that Right

kemmer

Bathroom “humor” is all you Trump goobers are capable of. But that’s kinda encouraging. 😉

hygrometer3

That was not bathroom humor it was the truth--kem could be boy or girl???