FBI Search of Trump Residence Prompts Republican Outcry

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🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The FBI executed a search of Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, FL residence on Monday, suggesting that the Department of Justice could be edging closer to bringing criminal charges against the former president. News of the raid prompted house minority leader Kevin McCarthy to issue a statement accusing the DOJ of “weaponized politicization” and warning Attorney General Merrick Garland to “preserve your documents and clear your calendar.” Meanwhile, a federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that the House Ways and Means Committee may legally obtain Trump’s tax returns from the I.R.S. We’ll talk about the legal and political implications of both developments and how Republican officials are responding. Guests: Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent, Vox Jessica Levinson, professor of law, Loyola Law School; host of the podcast “Passing Judgment” Michael Conway, adjunct lecturer, Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications; served as counsel to House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment trial of President Nixon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:30.3	House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tweeted Monday in response to the FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home,
1:36.3	quote,
1:37.3	The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization,
1:42.3	adding, Attorney General Garland, preserve your documents, and clear
1:46.6	your calendar. We'll look at the intense blowback from Republican officials and what we know
1:52.8	about the FBI raid so far. Join us after this news. This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
2:15.8	On Monday, the FBI executed a search of former President Donald Trump's
2:20.5	Palm Beach, Florida home after getting a warrant from a federal judge. It's a significant and
2:25.8	unprecedented step, and it's triggered intense backlash from a broad range of top Republican officials.
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