Washington 10th, August : Incredulous Republican friends have asked for an explanation for why federal agents carried out an unannounced raid at the former US President Donald Trump’s Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. The frenzied search and confiscation of documents from Mar-a-Lago provoked a resounding response from the top Republican and conservative officials Many of who criticized the law enforcement agencies of the federal government, spoke openly of revenge and even spoke of the elimination of their funding completely according to the news agency dpa.
“This should make the living daylights go out of American citizens and tell them that we need to change the federal government,”” declared Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida, in an interview on Tuesday’s Fox Business.
“The manner in which the federal government of our country has acted is similar to what we were thinking about the Gestapo and people like this.They simply target people.”
The reaction from Republicans could put the party in conflict with its declared support for laws and order policies, particularly when they insist that Democrats want to eliminate funding for police departments across the country.
While Republicans from top to the bottom have been in the negative of the FBI’s actions However, some leaders of the party have stayed clear of harshly urging the government to discredit the agency and others have encouraged their grassroots supporters to delay judging until the motives behind the warrant for search become more transparent.
A person who is who is familiar with the subject said federal prosecutors are currently looking into Trump on two areas which include the handling of classified information as well as his potential involvement in attempts to overturn the outcome of the presidential election for 2020.
A different source who is close to the investigation reported that FBI agents were able to seize hundreds of boxes of materials that could be classified material, after having established probable cause with an Federal magistrate in West Palm Beach, Florida.
But the majority of top Republicans including House Chairman Kevin McCarthy, accused the top law enforcement agencies of the nation of following an agenda of political gratification instead of serving justice.
The DOJ, McCarthy said in an announcement, had “reached an unacceptable level of militarized politicization”.
“When Republicans take back the House we will immediately oversee the operation of the department.We will and follow the facts and leave no stone unturned,”” the California Republican stated.”Attorney General (Merrick) Garland, preserve your documents and clean your calendar.”
Other Republicans went further, threatening to stop funds from the nation’s most famous police department.
“Defund the FBI,” tweeted Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia.
Republicans have stepped up their critics of the FBI and Department of Justice since the beginning of Trump’s presidency in 2017, following the revelation that it was revealed that the agency was investigating Russian interference in the presidential election of 2016 and possible connections between Russia and Trump’s presidential campaign.
Trump dismissed the former FBI director James Comey in 2017, less than halfway through his 10-year term.
The distrust grew as the investigation began of the possibility of collusion between Trump and an international adversary conducted led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, which became an often-targeted issue of the president during his time in the office.Mueller’s report, published in 2019, stayed clear of making recommendations for any charges against Trump or any members of his presidential campaign, but has been criticized by conservatives since then.
“After the years when FBI agents were discovered to be acting with a political motives during our presidency the appearance of continuing partisanship in the Justice Department must be addressed,” said Mike Pence who was Trump’s former Vice President.
But the criticisms following the search and seizure on Monday at Mar-a-Lago was usually specific, not merely an overall critique of the police agencies, but also proposing specific actions Republicans will take if they are elected to control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections.
“At at a minimum, Garland must resign or be impeached,” Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley tweeted.”The warrant for the search must be released.(FBI Director) Christoper Wray must be removed.And Christoper Wray (FBI Director) must be removed.FBI was reformed from in a top-to-bottom.”
Wray was appointed by Trump in 2017.Garland was chosen by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in the year prior.
Other Republicans have, however, issued an equivocal response.
Tim Scott, a Republican senator from South Carolina, urged people on Tuesday not to make rash judgments by saying he was not certain what the FBI is looking into or what it discovered.
“This will raise further questions in my view,” Scott told CBS News.”We should let this unfold and watch the exact outcome.”
Scott is considered to be a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, even though he has often praise for Trump and his presidency.
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