The Republican party is reportedly trying to leverage anger over the FBI's search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence to fundraise for Republican Party candidates ahead of US midterm electionsĪbout two dozen Trump supporters have lined the state road outside the property in West Palm Beach, waving flags and carrying Trump 2020 banners The FBI search is reportedly part of an investigation into whether Trump brought classified records from the White House to his Florida residence - Trump said the residence was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe If you're just joining us or need a catch-up, here's a look at the key developments in the FBI search on former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach. Reuters Copyright: Reuters The FBI carried out a warranted search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida Image caption: The FBI carried out a warranted search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida And if there is, I hope that's what the DoJ was looking for.' 'Is it possible there's something in that stack that is very damning to the president? Yes there is. He said 'complete incompetence' could explain why Donald Trump reportedly took so many documents from the White House when his presidency ended. 'If on the other hand, it's somehow tied to a very serious charge of trying to interfere with the transition of authority to the Biden administration, and if the DoJ thinks there might be documents the president retained at Mar-a-Lago that speak to say, conversations with the right wing extremists and the rioters, then that's very serious.' 'If that's all they're looking for, technical violations of the law, then this is a tremendous overreach by the department of justice (DoJ).

'When the law says you have to preserve everything, that's everything - a scratch pad, a newspaper the president had seen, it could be something very serious or something trivial, such as a menu with Boris Johnson, for example,' he says. Speaking to the BBC, Mulvaney says that during his time at the White House, he was in charge of running the West Wing where he ensured documents were preserved. Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff, says the FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home - where he reportedly took government documents when he left office - is either 'the most egregious political hit job in history or part of the most significant criminal investigation in our history'. In a show of solidarity, several Republicans have condemned the investigation and pledged to investigate the Department of Justice if elected in November’s midterm elections.ĮPA Copyright: EPA Mick Mulvaney acted as Donald Trump's chief of staff from January 2019 until March 2020 Image caption: Mick Mulvaney acted as Donald Trump's chief of staff from January 2019 until March 2020 The dinner had been in the works for weeks but has now taken on an air of soldiers rallying around their general. The former president will dine with members of the House Republican Study Committee, a conservative caucus group, today at his golf club in Bedminster New Jersey. Security at the golf course, accessible via a country road which takes you past several farms, was tight – with some VIP guests expected later today.The former president is to meet with about a dozen House Republicans, a day after the FBI executed a search warrant at his Florida home. Trump's allies in Congress have vowed to launch an investigation if they win back control of the House and Senate in November's mid-term elections, in which the balance of power in Washington will be decidedīBC Copyright: BBC The entrance to Donald Trump's estate in Bedminster, New Jersey Image caption: The entrance to Donald Trump's estate in Bedminster, New JerseyĪ day after the FBI executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Donald Trump has gone to his summer residence in Bedminster, New Jersey. Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that President Joe Biden was given no advance notice by the FBI of the raid, and that he 'learned about this from public reports'

The FBI and Department of Justice have yet to comment on the searchįormer US Vice President Mike Pence has called on US Attorney General Merrick Garland to give a 'full accounting' to the public of why the search warrant was carried out Raid,” saying agents had broken open a safe in his home as part of their search The FBI entered Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach last night, in what was reportedly linked to an investigation into his handling of classified and sensitive material

We're bringing our live coverage to a close shortly, but before we go here’s a look at the main developments in the FBI search ofįormer President Donald Trump’s Florida home

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