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Politics
Nicholas Liu

FBI refutes Trump claim about raid

In the latest attempt to portray himself as the victim of political persecution, former President Donald Trump posted Tuesday evening on Truth Social that "Crooked Joe Biden’s DOJ, in their Illegal and UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE" in the search for classified documents at his Florida home.

The search, part of a Department of Justice investigation into Trump's allegedly intentional mishandling of government records, including national security information, uncovered over 13,000 files stashed away in his private club.

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