{"id":1596521,"date":"2022-08-09T10:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1596521"},"modified":"2022-08-09T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:40:18","slug":"an-abuse-of-power-republicans-slam-mar-a-lago-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-abuse-of-power-republicans-slam-mar-a-lago-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018An Abuse Of Power\u2019: Republicans Slam Mar-A-Lago Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fan-abuse-of-power-republicans-slam-mar-a-lago-raid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1596521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1241424704-scaled-e1656436823264.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Congressional Republicans reacted with outrage on social media after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided former President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is corrupt &#038; an abuse of power,\u201d Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1556840953511550976\">posted<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cWhat Nixon tried to do, Biden has now implemented: The Biden Admin has fully weaponized DOJ &#038; FBI to target their political enemies. And with 87K new IRS agents, they\u2019re coming for YOU too.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/08\/lara-trump-mar-a-lago-raid-fbi\/\">(RELATED: \u2018Think About What They Could Do To You\u2019: Lara Trump Issues Dire Warning To American Public After Mar-a-Lago Raid)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1\/x The FBI raiding Donald Trump is unprecedented.<\/p>\n<p>It is corrupt &#038; an abuse of power.<\/p>\n<p>What Nixon tried to do, Biden has now implemented: The Biden Admin has fully weaponized DOJ &#038; FBI to target their political enemies.<\/p>\n<p>And with 87K new IRS agents, they\u2019re coming for YOU too.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1556840953511550976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe @FBI\u2019s raid of Mar-a-Lago is incredibly concerning, especially given the Biden admin\u2019s history of going after parents &#038; other political opponents,\u201d Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1556807645721501698\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cThis is 3rd World country stuff. We need answers NOW. The FBI must explain what they were doing today &#038; why.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FBI<\/a>\u2019s raid of Mar-a-Lago is incredibly concerning, especially given the Biden admin\u2019s history of going after parents &#038; other political opponents. This is 3rd World country stuff.<\/p>\n<p>We need answers NOW. The FBI must explain what they were doing today &#038; why.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1556807645721501698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The raid has prompted some Trump allies to urge he announce a presidential run in 2024, Robert Costa of CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/costareports\/status\/1556831964346417152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/08\/garland-doj-kevin-mccarthy-trump-raid\/\">warned<\/a> Attorney General Merrick Garland to be ready to answer questions Monday night. Other House Republicans criticized the raid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FBI\u2019s raid on President Trump\u2019s Florida home is a dark day in American history,\u201d Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York said in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1556823454934093827\">posted<\/a> to Twitter. \u201cThe political weaponization of the FBI and Department of Justice is an actual threat to democracy. There is a reason that Americans no longer trust these agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Stefanik pointed the Daily Caller News Foundation to her statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The FBI\u2019s raid on President Trump is a dark day in American history.<\/p>\n<p>My full statement \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XGJiV28GEi\">pic.twitter.com\/XGJiV28GEi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1556823454934093827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is an absolutely incredible move by the DOJ to pursue, harass and now invade the former President\u2019s home, who had authority to declassify documents,\u201d Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/replouiegohmert\/status\/1556839327803625477\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is an absolutely incredible move by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOJ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DOJ<\/a> to pursue, harass and now invade the former President\u2019s home, who had authority to declassify documents. As we have seen with many <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/J6?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#J6<\/a> defendants, the process is the punishment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w3RqxLRDf1\">pic.twitter.com\/w3RqxLRDf1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/replouiegohmert\/status\/1556839327803625477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gohmert went on to appeal for calm in the wake of the raid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Republicans and Libertarians of good conscience: Do not let this lawless government provoke violence,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have seen this before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump is winning the FBI-raid caucus going away\u2014we\u2019ll learn more, but this is his best day in pursuit of the 2024 nomination in a long time,\u201d Rich Lowry of National Review <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichLowry\/status\/1556834977953861632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz, Gohmert and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation. A spokesman for Stefanik pointed the DCNF to her statement, and Scott\u2019s spokeswoman directed the DCNF to a Tuesday Fox Business appearance where Scott said the raid \u201cshould scare every American\u201d and reiterated his call for the Biden administration to explain its actions.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressional Republicans reacted with outrage on social media after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided former President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence Monday.\u201cIt is corrupt &#038; an abuse of power,\u201d Republican<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1596521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1596521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1596521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1596521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1596521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}