{"id":1607439,"date":"2022-08-15T18:33:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1607439"},"modified":"2022-08-15T18:33:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:33:59","slug":"mar-a-lago-raid-has-marred-dojs-image-observers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mar-a-lago-raid-has-marred-dojs-image-observers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar-a-Lago Raid Has Marred DOJ\u2019s Image, Observers Say"},"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%2Fmar-a-lago-raid-has-marred-dojs-image-observers-say%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=1607439&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><em>News Analysis<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s raid last week on the home of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, ostensibly for the purpose of retrieving documents containing classified information pertinent to national security, has undermined public trust in federal law enforcement and the Department of Justice (DOJ), experts say.<\/p>\n<p>Though the affidavit that shows the DOJ\u2019s justification in seeking the search warrant remains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/republicans-call-for-release-of-affidavit-that-justified-fbi-mar-a-lago-raid_4665082.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unsealed<\/a> and many details have yet to emerge, observers interpret the raid as a symptom of the growing politicization of the DOJ under President Joe Biden and its willingness to bend the law in pursuit of its objectives.<\/p>\n<p>The warrant, unsealed on Aug. 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/mkt_app\/judge-unseals-mar-a-lago-raid-warrant-reveals-why-fbi-is-investigating-trump_4661031.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed<\/a> that Trump was being investigated for potential breaches of three U.S. laws relating to the handling of records, including defense information and records used in federal investigations.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of the raid\u2014just days before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/trump-to-testify-in-new-york-probe-into-his-business-practices_4655280.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deposition<\/a>\u00a0during which the former president invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, in the context of an inquiry into his family\u2019s business dealings\u2014is particularly concerning, observers say.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>No Rush to Judgment<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Opinion within the legal community is divided as to the legality of the raid, and it is important not to jump to conclusions as more details about the deliberations and the legal basis for it\u2014if any\u2014continue to emerge, legal experts caution.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Graber,\u00a0a law professor at the University of Maryland, dismissed theories raised by Trump and allies suggesting that \u201cthe FBI is controlled by the radical left in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-united-states\">United States<\/a> or that it is there to persecute the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rather, he said, \u201cThere may be some reason to believe that the FBI is searching Donald Trump\u2019s residence because they have significant evidence and believe that they will find something illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graber described the raid as an event that did not happen spontaneously or<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Analysis The Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s raid last week on the home of former President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, ostensibly for the purpose of retrieving documents containing classified information pertinent to national security, has undermined public trust in federal law enforcement and the Department of Justice (DOJ), experts say. 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