White House breaks silence on Trump raid: ‘The president was not briefed’ White House refers questions to Department of Justice The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
FBI Raid Of Trump's Mar-A-Lago Home Becomes Newest Political Conspiracy Flashpoint On Monday, the private house of former President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida was raided by FBI agents. “After working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said in a statement. Benzinga · Aug 9, 2022
Republicans slam FBI search of Trump’s home; Democrats cautious Republicans rally in defence of former president and condemn the FBI search as Democrats say no one is above the law. Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2022
Jan 6, Mar-a-Lago and a golf course: The investigations Donald Trump is facing The former president, his business and allies are under scrutiny for tax fraud allegations, real estate practices and a plot to steal the 2020 election The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
Why searching an ex-president's estate is not easily done – 4 important things to know about the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago The FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s estate on Aug. 8, 2022, caught Trump by surprise – and prompted immediate speculation about exactly why and how the law enforcement agency secured a search warrant. The Conversation · Aug 9, 2022
Missouri AG Schmitt says he’ll take a ‘wrecking ball’ to DOJ as Republicans react to Trump raid Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri, decried an FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, calling it an “unprecedented weaponization” of the Department of Justice against one of President Joe Biden’s political opponents. Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022
A broken safe and a ransacked closet: How the ‘raid’ on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home went down With the Department of Justice remaining quiet about the search, most of what we know about the extraordinary event has come from Trumpworld, writes Richard Hall The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
FBI raid of Trump’s estate prompts Republican anger and 2024 speculation Trump is believed to be pursuing a presidential run in 2024, and many calculate the Mar-a-Lago raid would benefit him politically The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2022
FBI raid on Trump’s residence takes US into uncharted territory Unprecedented search of an ex-president’s home for official documents provoked outrage from supporters but proving intent will be key to any charge The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2022
Florida lawmaker calls for arrest of FBI agents and for state to ‘sever all ties with DOJ immediately’ ‘It’s time for us in the Florida Legislature to call an emergency legislative session and amend our laws regarding federal agencies’ The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
‘It’s coming fast and furious’: Mary Trump says uncle is ‘panicked’ by FBI raid ‘This is just an example, in a very long line of examples, of Donald’s narcissism and sense of entitlement’ The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
Donald Trump Jr mocked for saying FBI raid on his father’s home is ‘ripping this country apart’ FBI agents conducted a search at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida’s Palm Beach The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
GOP leader Kevin McCarthy vows probe of DOJ over raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home "Attorney General Garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar." Axios · Aug 9, 2022
FBI searches Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home as inquiry into former president intensifies FBI agents on Monday searched the Florida home of former President Donald Trump, an extraordinary development in what sources say is an investigation into the Republican leader’s handling of classified documents. Miami Herald · Aug 8, 2022
WEKU · Aug 8, 2022 Trump says FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida Former President Trump said FBI agents executed an "unannounced raid" at his home in South Florida Monday. His son said it was related to documents taken from the White House when Trump left office.
Reason · Aug 6, 2022 End Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement It's virtually the only area of law enforcement where racial discrimination is officially permitted by policy. And it's both wrong and illegal.
ABC News · Aug 5, 2022 WA government says transfer of Banksia Hill detainees to Casuarina has 'worked' The West Australian government claims the relocation of young offenders to an adult prison has "worked", despite reports of self-harm emerging, and a retired judge saying the transfer represents a "broken system".
The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022 ‘We will see a death’: advocates fear for children inside maximum-security Perth prison after boy self-harms Teenager taken to WA hospital is one of 17 young people transferred from Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre
Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022 Former governor of Puerto Rico arrested on corruption charges Wanda Vazquez is charged with conspiracy, federal programmes bribery and honest services wire fraud, officials say.
Salon · Aug 4, 2022 GOP blocks bill to protect abortion docs Bill would protect doctors from being thrown in jail in states where abortion is legal
Texas Observer · Aug 4, 2022 The Biden Administration Must Ban Racial Profiling The public opposes immigration authorities' use of race in border apprehensions, but it continues to be legal in some circumstances.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Department of Justice sues ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro to recover White House emails Mr Navarro also faces criminal charges stemming from his refusal to honour a subpoena from the House January 6 select committee
The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2022 Time is running out. The Department of Justice must indict and convict Trump If Trump or any of the likely Republican nominees win in 2024, they will immediately move to protect those who attempted to overturn the 2020 election
Reuters · Aug 4, 2022 Analysis-Beyond yachts and planes: U.S. turns to foreign agent laws to curb Russian influence In the five months since the U.S. Department of Justice launched a task force to seize Russian oligarchs' assets to pressure Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, prosecutors also have targeted something less tangible: Russia's influence.
Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022 Editorial: If this is Idaho’s response to federal lawsuit over abortion ban, we’re in legal trouble The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of Idaho — the first such lawsuit the federal government has filed against a state in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is based on important matters of life and death, and raises legitimate questions about how…