The FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago three years ago Friday was partisan lawfare that must never happen again.
It was on Aug. 8, 2022 that 30 FBI agents, armed and authorized to use deadly force , raided the home of then-former President Donald Trump — with the blessing of his successor, then-President Joe Biden.
The absurdly broad raid warrant covered “any government and/or Presidential Records” dated during the years of Trump’s presidency, and “containers/boxes . . . collectively stored” near classified documents.
According to the FBI raid affidavit, Trump possessed “Presidential records subject to record retention requirements” — an odd claim, given that presidents have an established right to designate records as “personal records.”
In fact, under the Presidential Records Act, only