FBI raids Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

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🗓️ 9 August 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The FBI executes a search warrant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Sources familiar with the situation say the unannounced raid relates to the handling of classified and presidential documents that may have been brought to the resort, resulting in officials breaking into the former president’s safe and removing boxes of items during the search.Plus, the parents of Amhaud Arbery, who was lethally shot while jogging, join to give their reaction to a judge adding second life sentences on federal hate crime charges to the sentences of their son’s murderers. And, fear grips Albuquerque, New Mexico, after four Muslim men are inexplicably gunned down since November. Police are seeking a dark grey or silver Volkswagen that may be connected to the killings.Hosted by Sara Sidner. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sarah Sidener and this is CNN Tonight on a very big news night.
0:07.1	Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida has been searched by the FBI.
0:12.9	Trump confirmed it himself tonight.
0:15.1	Three sources tell our Sarah Murray and Kristen Holmes it was related to the handling of
0:18.9	presidential documents, including classified documents.
0:22.7	Those documents may have been brought to Mar-a-Lago when Donald Trump left the White House.
0:27.6	In order to get a search warrant like this, prosecutors have to establish probable cause
0:33.1	that a crime was committed.
0:35.2	So this is a very big deal.
0:38.8	Make no mistake about it.
0:40.3	Former President Trump has already blasted the move, claiming as he often does political
0:45.5	persecution and a witch hunt.
0:47.9	In a statement released tonight, he says, quote, these are dark times for our nation as
0:52.2	my beautiful home Mar-a-Lago and Palm Beach, Florida is currently under siege, rated
0:56.5	and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.
1:00.3	Nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the United States before.
1:04.0	After working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on
1:08.7	my home was not necessary or appropriate, such an assault.
1:12.7	Could only take place in broken third world countries.
1:16.0	They even broke into my safe.
1:18.8	CNN has learned that Donald Trump was not in Florida when the FBI closed in on his home.
1:23.9	He was at Trump Tower here in New York City.
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