Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

DOJ Official Declares Mar-a-Lago Raid 'A Spectacular Backfire': Report

In the aftermath of the FBI raid at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, a Justice Department official said that the operation has backfired after garnering furious responses from many on the right and that it was not the FBI’s intention to make a political fiasco.

On Monday, FBI agents arrived at Trump’s home in Florida with a search warrant to obtain any government documents that the former president may have had in his possession, Newsweek reported.

According to the 1978 P**********l Records Act, once out of office a former president is required to hand over government documents to the Archives.

The raid was based on information that the FBI received from a confidential source who reported that Trump was hiding classified documents, two officials told Newsweek.

According to these two sources Newsweek spoke with, the FBI was trying to keep the raid quiet.

It was deliberately timed to happen while Trump was not at Mar-a-Lago.

One Justice Department official, who was also with the FBI for 30 years, told Newsweek that FBI officials wanted to deny Trump the publicity of a raid.

However, the attempt to keep the raid quiet failed.

“What a spectacular backfire,” the anonymous DOJ official said, according to Newsweek.

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“I know that there is much speculation out there that this is political persecution, but it is really the best and the worst of the bureaucracy in action,” the official said.

“They wanted to punctuate the fact that this was a routine law enforcement action, stripped of any political overtones, and yet [they] got exactly the opposite,” they added.

Both of Newsweek’s government sources also said that the FBI raid did not have political intentions.

Allegedly, the bureau simply wanted to recover sensitive, classified documents that were supposedly illegally taken from the White House.

The officials said that the FBI had been preparing for the operation at Mar-a-Lago for several weeks.

Meanwhile, the FBI Miami Field Office and headquarters were planning around Trump’s scheduled return to Florida from his New York and New Jersey homes.

“They were seeking to avoid any media circus,” Newsweek’s second source said.

This source is a senior intelligence official and was briefed on the investigation and operation concerning the recovery of the classified documents.

“So even though everything made sense bureaucratically and the FBI feared that the documents might be destroyed, they also created the very firestorm they sought to avoid, in ignoring the fallout,” they added.

“It really is a case of the Bureau misreading the impact,” the official added.

The raid sparked the ire of many Republican officials and Trump supporters.

Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, has even threatened to investigate the DOJ, if the GOP is able to regain control of the House in the upcoming e******n, The Guardian reported.

“I’ve seen enough,” McCarthy said in a statement. “The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization.”

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Weasel Loc: In the Great State Of Indiana!!

The FBI made a complete ass of themselves in this matter. And the fact that they demanded that the security cameras 📷 be turned off during the raid is just another foolish action. Anyone who thinks that Mr. Trump doesn’t have a complete set of security cameras for his own personal privacy and protection from his own people hasn’t got a clue of what he will be showing to the public before this is over. One person has already reported the actions of the agents going through Mrs.Trumps garments, and said that their actions were Perverted. Quote" they were sniffing her underware, and putting certian items on their heads". These clips will be shown very soon!

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

I am not ashamed of my country but I am ashamed of what has been allowed to happen to my country.

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Allegedly, the bureau simply wanted to recover sensitive, classified documents that were supposedly illegally taken from the White House. BS!!! If that is the case then they need to tell us when the raid on the obama's residence to recover some 30 million documents that he took is scheduled to take place. And we deserve a detailed explanation as to why hrc wasn't held accountable for destroying classified material--an act that she carried out after having been served a subpoena to preserve it.

“They were seeking to avoid any media circus,” Newsweek’s second source said. Again, BS!!!! That's some sort of smoke screen. They wanted this kind of response or they wouldn't have done it. Had to know it would end up a media circus. It appears that well planned leaks have already started. Note the source "One Justice Department official." The usual culprit, that "anonymous source." Expect more to be fed to the press, bit by bit, to d**g this out for weeks.

And McCarthy isn't gonna do crap. As soon as he gets what he wants--elected speaker--he'll fold like a cheap suit and weasel his way out of it. He's as politically driven as garland and will avoid doing anything controversial for fear it might affect his political future.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

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Those clips will do wonders for the people's trust and faith in the agency. That's gonna be the real clown show.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Apparently, conversing with Trump and his legal team was something they could not figure out to do.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

I totally agree ie. McCarthy.

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

If true, the bureau is remarkably stupid!! Trump will not have anything to hide in his mind and you can bet he will be talking all about it.

Weasel Loc: In the Great State Of Indiana!!

Yes It Will.

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Ferrous Loc: Pacific North Coast, CA

What's that? The Powers in Washington DC using the FBI, DOJ, IRS (87,000 new agents), ect as their own private Gestapo. Hell, Obama and Clinton had all the investigating agencies (even using the FISA Court) going after Trump... and impeached him for defying the House's partisan Witch Hunt.

Just exactly what was Trump impeached for, twice?

I missed hearing about the FBI raiding H****r B***n's home?

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I hope the new crop of Republican Representatives stands up and refuses to go with the status quo. That's how we got Boehner, Ryan, and now this weasel. Career politicians, regardless of party, seem to all be like hrc, with a sense of entitlement about being owed the position they want. It's their turn, so everyone beneath them needs to just fall in line and bow to them. I say no. They have to earn it by growing a spine and standing up for what's right regardless of the political consequences.

But he'll probably end up in the speaker's chair .. and garland will never be held accountable.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

I will never v**e for anyone that has never had a job other than politics. Look at: Obama, Biden, Mitch, Ryan....and on and on.

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