Former President Donald Trump reacted with fury to news that the FBI authorized agents to use “deadly force” when executing the raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate.
“WOW! I just came out of the Biden Witch Hunt Trial in Manhattan, the ‘Icebox,’ and was shown Reports that Crooked Joe Biden’s DOJ, in their Illegal and UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE. NOW WE KNOW, FOR SURE, THAT JOE BIDEN IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO DEMOCRACY. HE IS MENTALLY UNFIT TO HOLD OFFICE — 25TH AMENDMENT!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Tuesday evening.
The raid — which saw heavily armed FBI agents storm the former president’s estate — was authorized by Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland and then-FBI D.C. field office chief Steven D’Antuono.
New documents revealed that agents were authorized to use “deadly force” if necessary when raiding the former president’s estate. The authorization came as part of the operation to recover classified materials allegedly retained unlawfully by Trump after his presidency. Documents suggest preparedness for potentially violent confrontations, including scenarios involving Trump’s security detail, which consists of former Secret Service personnel.
Agents were also going door-to-door confronting Mar-A-Lago guests and picking locks.
The documents suggested that agents were expecting resistance from the Secret Service and were prepared to kill them if necessary. Agents even brought a medical professional who specializes in trauma wounds to assist if with any potential gunshot wounds.
“The FBI risked the lives of Donald Trump, his family, his staff, and MAL guests for a publicity stunt to make it look like Trump stole national security files,” said veteran reporter Julie Kelly. “People need to be arrested for this.”