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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone in Washington DC

Trump’s increasing tirade against FBI and DoJ endangering lives of officials

Trump supporters protest outside Mar-a-Lago against the FBI and justice department.
Trump supporters protest outside Mar-a-Lago against the FBI and justice department. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPA

Donald Trump’s non-stop drive to paint the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago to recover classified documents as a political witch hunt is drawing rebukes from former justice department and FBI officials who warn such attacks can spur violence and pose a real threat to the physical safety of law enforcement.

But the concerns have not deterred Republican House minority leader Kevin McCarthy and other Trump allies from making inflammatory remarks echoing the former US president.

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