The Biden administration authorized the use of deadly force during the FBI’s raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022 as part of its investigation into classified records, court documents revealed.
An "Operations Order" produced in discovery as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s alleged improper retention of classified records revealed that the "FBI believed its objective for the Mar-a-Lago raid was to seize 'classified information, NDI, and US Government records" as described in the search warrant.
The order, according to a court filing, contained a "Policy Statement" regarding "Use of Deadly Force," which stated, for example, "Law Enforcement officers of the Department of Justice may use deadly force when necessary."
According to the filing, the DOJ and FBI agents "planned to bring ‘Standard Issue Weapons, ‘Ammo,’ ‘Handcuffs,’ and ‘medium and large sized bolt cutters,’ but they were instructed to wear ‘unmarked polo or collared shirts’ and to keep ‘law enforcement equipment concealed."
Trump highlights Biden admin authorizing ‘deadly use of force’ in Mar-a-Lago raid
- by: Brooke Singman
- 2024-05-21
- Source:
Fox News
- 05/22/2024
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Virginia National Guard U.S. Capitol, Jan. 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C. by Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr is licensed under Digital Joint Force Headquarters - Virgi
