Donald Trump has issued a statement as the White House confirmed it approved the FBI raids of the former US president's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Donald Trump has issued a statement as the White House confirmed it approved the FBI raids of the former US president’s Mar-a-Lago estate.The FBI has been criticised over the raids with claims they were politically motivated.Mr Trump countered that his attorneys were cooperating with the government and said the raid was over the top.
‘”My attorneys and representatives were cooperating fully, and very good relationships had been established. The government could have had whatever they wanted, if we had it,” Mr Trump’s statement read. “Then, out of nowhere and with no warning, Mar-a-Lago was raided at 6:30 in the morning, by VERY large numbers of agents, and even ‘safecrackers.’ They got way ahead of themselves. Crazy!'”
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