{"id":1618924,"date":"2022-08-22T12:08:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T16:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1618924"},"modified":"2022-08-22T12:08:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T16:08:46","slug":"judicial-watch-raid-on-president-trumps-home-is-a-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judicial-watch-raid-on-president-trumps-home-is-a-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Judicial Watch: Raid on President Trump\u2019s home is a scam"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjudicial-watch-raid-on-president-trumps-home-is-a-scam%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=1618924&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 id=\"attachment_2710611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2710611\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2710611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22083037706165-e1659730886519.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, on Dec. 31, 2020. Mark Pomerantz, a prosecutor who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last month, said in his resignation letter that he believes the former president is \" guilty of numerous felony violations \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2710611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, on Dec. 31, 2020.(AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:24 AM PT \u2013 Monday, August 22, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>The president of Judicial Watch, Tom Fitton, said the raid on 45th President Donald Trump\u2019s home is a scam. He asserted that the FBI\u2019s raid of Mara-a-Lago was \u201cbaseless\u201d and \u201cpolitical.\u201d On Friday, Fitton said the FBI and the Department of Justice have been hijacked to target political opponents of Joe Biden and the left.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen you have federal law enforcement being used in this way, not to advance the interest of the public, not to advance rule of law, not to fairly administer justice, but to target the political opponents of the current administration \u2014 that way lies the death of the Republic,\u201d Fitton stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Judicial Watch president claimed nothing warranted the raid on Trump\u2019s home. He heavily focused on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/presidential-libraries\/laws\/1978-act.html\"> Presidential Records Act<\/a>, which allows the president to designate which records are presidential and which are personal.<\/p>\n<p>Fitton brought up \u201cthe Clinton tapes,\u201d where it was discovered President Bill Clinton kept dozens of tape recordings capturing moments through his presidency. Judicial Watch took the National Archives and Records Administration to court, declaring the audiotapes were \u201cpresidential records\u201d and be moved to the Clinton Presidential Library.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe lawyer for the archives told a federal court judge that because a president had certain records after the presidency that he had not turned over to the archives at the end of his presidency, they were presumed to be personal,\u201d Fitton explained.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Judicial Watch president asserted Trump was open to working with authorities on handing over documents and it\u2019s concerning a court allowed the raid to take place.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cUnder the law, no one but the president gets to pick what\u2019s presidential records,\u201d said Fitton. \u201cNo one but the president gets to pick what are personal records. And the archivist, which is being used as a cutout for the anti-Trumpers running our government here is D.C., has no authority to second guess him.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Meanwhile, this comes as President Trump hinted at taking legal action over the raid. In a post to Truth Social, Trump said a motion pertaining to the Fourth Amendment will be filed soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cA major motion pertaining to the Fourth Amendment will soon be filed concerning the illegal Break-In of my home, Mar-a-Lago, right before the ever important Mid-Term Elections. My rights, together with the rights of all Americans, have been violated at a level rarely seen before in our Country. Remember, they even spied on my campaign. The greatest Witch Hunt in USA history has been going on for six years, with no consequences to the scammers. It should not be allowed to continue!\u201d<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2014 Donald Trump via Truth Social<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, and Trump said his rights have been violated at a level rarely seen before in this country.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/heritage-foundations-blair-d-c-covid-policy-could-mean-hundreds-of-students-miss-school\/\">Heritage Foundation\u2019s Blair: D.C. COVID Policy Could Mean Hundreds Of Students Miss School<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, on Dec. 31, 2020.(AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, File) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:24 AM PT \u2013 Monday, August 22, 2022 The president of Judicial Watch, Tom Fitton, said the raid on 45th President Donald Trump\u2019s home is a scam. 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