{"id":1597177,"date":"2022-08-09T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T19:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1597177"},"modified":"2022-08-09T15:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T19:06:14","slug":"these-top-gop-senators-still-havent-condemned-democrats-banana-republic-fbi-raid-on-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-top-gop-senators-still-havent-condemned-democrats-banana-republic-fbi-raid-on-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"These Top GOP Senators Still Haven\u2019t Condemned Democrats\u2019 Banana Republic FBI Raid On Donald Trump"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fthese-top-gop-senators-still-havent-condemned-democrats-banana-republic-fbi-raid-on-donald-trump%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=1597177&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--><p>More than 24 hours after the FBI\u2019s \u201cunannounced raid\u201d on former President Donald Trump\u2019s home, some in Senate GOP leadership including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have refused to condemn the rogue agency\u2019s actions against their party leader. <\/p>\n<p>While House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/republicans-lash-justice-department-fbi-searches-trumps-mar-lago-home-rcna42139\">rushed<\/a> to condemn the Department of Justice\u2019s \u201cintolerable state of weaponized politicization\u201d the night of the raid and even announced plans to \u201cconduct immediate oversight of this department,\u201d neither McConnell, Senate\u00a0Republican Policy Committee Chair Roy Blunt, nor Senate Republican Whip John Thune had publicly mentioned a word to their constituents, the press, or their colleagues by Tuesday afternoon about taking action against the politicized bureaucratic agencies that have increasingly targeted Americans. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of addressing the two-tiered justice system in the U.S., something <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/COSA-JusticeSystem-Full-Report-0729.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly 80 percent of Americans<\/a> say is a legitimate problem facing the nation, as a united party that stands behind its former presidential leader, McConnell and his Senate peers have remained deliberately mum on the FBI\u2019s ambush at Mar-a-Lago. <\/p>\n<p>Their offices did not immediately respond to The Federalist\u2019s questions about whether they plan to condemn the raid. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-11.42.38-AM-997x1024-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-11.42.38-AM-997x1024-1.png 997w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-11.42.38-AM-292x300-1.png 292w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-11.42.38-AM-768x789-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-11.42.38-AM.png 1190w\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>In reality, the only Republican in Senate leadership who spoke out against the regime\u2019s rogue actions on Monday night after Trump\u2019s announcement was Chairman of the Campaign Committee Rick Scott, who called the operation <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1556807645721501698?s=20&#038;t=yUXegPKHE_XB8Bbsl18EyA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cincredibly concerning<\/a>, especially given the Biden admin\u2019s history of going after parents &#038; other political opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is 3rd World country stuff. We need answers NOW. The FBI must explain what they were doing today &#038; why,\u201d Scott tweeted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.11.25-PM-1024x577-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.11.25-PM-1024x577-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.11.25-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.11.25-PM-768x433-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.11.25-PM.png 1186w\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>By Tuesday morning, Scott had announced that \u201cWhen Republicans retake the majority in the Senate, there will be a thorough &#038; aggressive investigation into the @FBI\u2019s raid of Mar-a-Lago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything needs to be on the table for AG Garland, including impeachment if he doesn\u2019t come out TODAY &#038; explain what happened,\u201d Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1557022828981018624?s=20&#038;t=GoY7t3OskX_AC6pDHM_AOQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.06.56-PM-1024x876-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.06.56-PM-1024x876-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.06.56-PM-300x257-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.06.56-PM-768x657-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.06.56-PM.png 1194w\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>As my colleague Federalist Senior Editor Christopher Bedford <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBedfordDC\/status\/1557003819745218563?s=20&#038;t=HJzhz1VpQs0126F3vFHBaA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a>, Scott is used to contradicting his colleagues. After all, he \u201cearned the fury of McConnell earlier this year for being the only one who dared to put forth an agenda for a majority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until Tuesday that other members of leadership such as Senate GOP Chairman John <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnBarrasso\/status\/1557005904960229377?s=20&#038;t=0W0f8JxUL_-dvsOKg_anCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barrasso<\/a> and\u00a0Senate Republican Conference Vice Chairwoman Joni <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1557040888479715330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ernst<\/a> bothered to acknowledge the raid that continues to control this week\u2019s news cycle. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.18.32-PM-1024x481-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.18.32-PM-1024x481-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.18.32-PM-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.18.32-PM-768x360-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.18.32-PM.png 1172w\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.10.20-PM-1024x491-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.10.20-PM-1024x491-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.10.20-PM-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.10.20-PM-768x368-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-12.10.20-PM.png 1184w\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Their statements, however, lacked the strength and promise for direct action that Scott and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1556840435657621506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1556837945432317953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republicans<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogerMarshallMD\/status\/1556815312955314177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1556794178792824832\">Senate<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1556840953511550976?s=20&#038;t=AdFGRP8-m4B2kMlqt2sYAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demanded<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png 594w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-300x163.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-3.png 594w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-3-300x91.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-4.png 602w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-4-300x146.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-5.png 599w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-5-300x137.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-1.49.30-PM-1024x720-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-1.49.30-PM-1024x720-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-1.49.30-PM-300x211-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-1.49.30-PM-768x540-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-1.49.30-PM.png 1178w\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. 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