FBI Investigation ‘Reeks of Politics’: Republican Flock to Defend Trump Behind Mar-A-Lago

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House and Senate Republicans are backing their man, former President Donald Trump, after the FBI executed a search warrant approved by a court in Mar-a-Lago last week. ) and a myriad of other members of Congress who back Trump, have diverted the verbal exchange of trump’s possible violations and into politicizing the movement, the motives of the Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland, and the documents were, in fact, classified.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N. Y. ), the No. 3 Republican in the House leadership, on Friday called the FBI’s search a “total abuse and overreach of its authority” and repeated unfounded claims that the firm protects Hillary Clinton, former FBI Director James B. Comey, and President Biden’s son, Hunter, according to the Washington Post.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn. ) echoed this rhetoric Friday, tweeting: “Seven email chains of Hillary Clinton’s non-public email have been ranked to the highest degree. Why didn’t the FBI raid his home?

The FBI raid “is outrageous and unfair, but predictable,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky. ) tweeted Monday. He doubled down on Saturday, when he called for “repealing the espionage law. “it is time to repeal this blatant affront to the First Amendment. “

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“I know that doing this days before an election reeks of politics,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S. C. ) said Tuesday.

Merrick Garland “has a lot of questions to answer. . . No one is above the law. Donald Trump is above the law and Attorney General Garland is also not above the law,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday. “Statue of the Union. “

“The [Mar-a-Lago] raid is an escalation in the militarization of federal agencies that oppose the regime’s political opponents,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted.

“Using the force of government to persecute political parties in conflict is something we have noticed in Marxist dictatorships in the Third World,” wrote Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla. ).

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif. ) took aim at Merrick Garland: “The Department of Justice has reached an unbearable state of militarized politicization. When Republicans take control of the House, we will conduct immediate oversight of this department and stick to the facts. “, and spare no effort. Attorney General Garland: Keep your documents and blank your calendar.  If Republicans take the House in the next election, Rep. McCarthy will be the next to become president.

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“I think the release of the affidavit would help. I would at least verify that this raid is justified,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S. D. ) told “Meet The Press” on Sunday. The South Dakota senator focused on whether the documents were classified and whether a sitting president had the right to declassify those documents.

“The possible crimes listed in the order . . . they do require classified documents. It is enough that those documents that may harm national security are improperly detained,” said host Andrea Mitchell.

“We have more questions. . . I think it’s very vital in the long run for the Department of Justice, now that they’ve done it, which seems like it’s not just a fishing expedition,” Senator Rounds responded with deviation. He also added that he would rather see Republicans focus on the economy than the raid.

This Trump defense wall comes at an attractive time, as many number one elections are taking place, with the Nov. 8 midterm elections taking place. candidates, and only two made it to the general election; the latest state is Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo. ), an outspoken critic of Trump, who faces an uphill war Tuesday.

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