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FBI responds to Trump claim about Mar-a-Lago search
The FBI in a statement on Tuesday said that their search at former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence followed standard protocol, which "includes a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force."
Why it matters:The statement was a response to a Truth Social post from Trump earlier in the day that inflamed his conservative allies and included misleading claims about President Biden's Justice Department.
- "The FBI followed standard protocol in this search as we do for all search warrants, which includes a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force," the FBI said in the Tuesday statement, according to multiplereports.
- "No one ordered additional steps to be taken and there was no departure from the norm in this matter," the FBI said.
Zoom in:Trump posted on his Truth Social account on Tuesday that Biden's Justice Department "authorized the FBI to use deadly (lethal) force."
- Trump's allies seized on his post, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) falsely claiming that the DOJ and FBI were "planning to assassinate Pres. Trump and gave the green light."
Trump was indicted last year on charges related to the investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
- He has often turned to social media to deride his criminal cases, presenting himself as the victim of politically motivated prosecutors.
The big picture:Court documents unsealed Tuesday provided new details about the FBI's search at Mar-a-Lago.
- In one of Trump's team's filings, they wrote that the FBI was authorized under Justice Department policy to use "deadly force," which is typical department policy, the Washington Post notes.
- "Every FBI operations order contains a reminder of FBI deadly force policy," former assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI Frank Figliuzzi wrote on the social media platform X.
- "Even for a search warrant. Deadly force is always authorized if the required threat presents itself."
Go deeper:Trump's attorneys found classified docs in his bedroom months after raid
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-responds-to-trump-claim-about-mar-a-lago-search/ar-BB1mOzkS?ocid=00000000
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