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Was the FBI really ready to shoot Donald Trump as part of the Mar-a-Lago raid? *UPDATE*

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mystery-ak:
May 21, 2024
Was the FBI really ready to shoot Donald Trump as part of the Mar-a-Lago raid? *UPDATE*
By Andrea Widburg

UPDATE: Turns out it was standard operating procedure to include those documents in the search warrant but the fact that the FBI would use such standard operating procedures against the President of the United States and his Secret Service detail is itself a scandal. Just sayin'.

We know that the FBI and DOJ made a point of conducting the Mar-a-Lago raid when they knew Trump would not be there. However, newly released documents associated with the raid empowered the FBI and DOJ agents present on the scene to shoot Donald Trump and his Secret Service detail if necessary. We don’t know if this was standard operating procedure or not, but it’s certainly concerning on its face.

This new information emerged in newly unsealed documents in Judge Aileen Cannon’s courtroom. The invaluable Julie Kelly writes:

    An exhibit filed today by Donald Trump in a motion to suppress evidence seized during the FBI’s August 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago revealed shocking new details about the bureau’s plans to use deadly force and even engage the former president and his security detail that day if necessary. The document is just one of many court filings recently ordered unsealed by Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the matter in southern Florida.

As noted above, the FBI and DOJ planned the raid for a time when they knew that Donald Trump would be away. However, the best laid plans don’t always go as expected, so there had to be a contingency plan...and what a plan it was. Per Julie Kelly:


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The FBI also considered various scenarios should the former president unexpectedly arrive at his residence during the raid. Agents were also prepared to go door-to-door to terrorize Mar-a-Lago guests if staff refused to turn over room keys:


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