{"id":2323011,"date":"2024-08-12T10:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-plans-100-million-suit-against-doj-for-mar-a-lago-raid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T10:30:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:30:47","slug":"trump-plans-100-million-suit-against-doj-for-mar-a-lago-raid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-plans-100-million-suit-against-doj-for-mar-a-lago-raid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump plans $100 million suit against DOJ for Mar-a-Lago raid &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-plans-100-million-suit-against-doj-for-mar-a-lago-raid-washington-examiner%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=2323011&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>Former President Donald Trump is initiating a $100 million lawsuit against the Justice Department, claiming that the FBI&#8217;s raid on\u2064 his \u2062Mar-a-Lago \u200cresort in August 2022 was illegal and politically motivated. The complaint, filed under the \u200bFederal Tort Claims \u200cAct, alleges that\u2064 the raid constituted \u201cintrusion upon seclusion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process.\u201d Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-obama-set-the-legal-path-for-the-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"How Obama Set the Legal Path for the Mar-a-Lago Raid\">legal team argues<\/a> that the operation, approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI\u2062 Director Christopher Wray, violated established\u200b procedures by not seeking consent from Trump\u2019s attorneys or exhausting non-enforcement options for retrieving documents. \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>The\u200d lawsuit seeks damages for legal \u200ccosts and \u2064harm stemming from what the filing describes as a politically motivated prosecution. Following the raid, a special counsel, Jack Smith, was appointed to investigate Trump, which resulted in \u206337 felony counts against him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/efforts-to-remove-trump-from-2024-ballot-using-14th-amendment-ramp-up-report\/\" title=\"14th Amendment used to remove Trump from 2024 ballot: Report\">including charges related<\/a>\u2062 to the handling of classified documents. Trump has pleaded not guilty to these charges, and a recent ruling by U.S. \u2064District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed \u2064Smith\u2019s case, claiming unlawful appointment and funding of the special counsel.\u2063 Trump&#8217;s lawyer filed the lawsuit notice on Monday, \u2063and if no resolution is\u200b reached within 180 days, they \u2062plan to escalate the matter to federal court in \u2062Florida.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump plans $100 million suit against DOJ for Mar-a-Lago raid<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727396\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is planning to sue the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Justice Department\">Justice Department<\/a> for $100 million in damages over the 2022 FBI raid on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mar-a-lago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mar-a-Lago<\/a> resort property, claiming it was illegal and politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint, submitted under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleges that the raid approved by Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merrick Garland<\/a>&nbsp;and FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Christopher Wray<\/a> constituted an &ldquo;intrusion upon seclusion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process,&rdquo; according to a memo obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A supporter of former President Donald Trump drives past his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo\/Wilfredo Lee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump is continuing to fight against blatant Election Interference by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden&rsquo;s weaponized Department of Justice,&rdquo; Trump 2024 election campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The notice seeks $100 million in damages for the harm caused during the Aug. 8, 2022, raid, including legal costs incurred while defending against what the filing describes as a politically motivated and unconstitutional prosecution and overall &ldquo;tortious conduct by the United States against President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Garland&rsquo;s defense that the raid was authorized by him and a magistrate judge who signed off on the operation, the memo contends that the search violated established protocols, including the failure to seek consent from Trump&rsquo;s attorneys or use nonenforcement means to retrieve documents. The filing claims that these actions were not discretionary but rather a targeted effort to harm Trump politically.<\/p>\n<p>Following the raid, Garland appointed special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Smith<\/a> to investigate the case. Smith brought 37 felony counts against Trump the following summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-behar-blames-gerald-ford-for-a-possible-trump-pardon\/\" title=\"Joy Behar accuses Gerald Ford of being responsible for a potential Trump pardon.\">including willful retention<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-rips-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing-the-obama-administration-did\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Rips Trump For Doing The Same Thing The Obama Administration Did\">national defense information<\/a>, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and false statements. Trump and two other co-defendants charged in the case have pleaded not guilty to all counts.<\/p>\n<p>However, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon decided last month to dismiss Smith&rsquo;s case against Trump outright. She ruled that Smith was unlawfully appointed and funded, citing the appointments and appropriations clauses of the Constitution. Smith has appealed that decision, though it is unlikely to be resolved in time for a trial before the election.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Epstein, a lawyer for Trump, filed the notice on Monday, which gives the DOJ 180 days from the date of receipt to respond to the notice and come up with a resolution. Without a resolution, Trump plans to move the case forward to the federal court in the Southern District of Florida.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the complaint powerfully details, the raid on Mar-a-Lago was Illegal and Unconstitutional, as are all of the Democrat Witch Hunts that are now falling apart like the rotten house of cards that they are, and which should be immediately dismissed in order to bring unity back to our Nation,&rdquo; Cheung said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted the DOJ for comment.<\/p>\n<p style=\" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;\"> <a title=\"View FILE_5305 on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/758312804\/FILE-5305#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FILE_5305<\/a> by <a title=\"View Kaelan Deese's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/624431598\/Kaelan-Deese#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kaelan Deese<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"FILE_5305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/758312804\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-Yhtg71jYsDO6rYURU7mI\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.75\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_36375\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727396\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727396\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump intends to file a $100 million lawsuit against the Justice Department, claiming that the FBI&#8217;s 2022 raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate was unlawful and driven by political motives. The complaint, filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, asserts that the raid\u2014authorized by Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray\u2014constituted &#8220;intrusion upon seclusion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process,&#8221; as detailed in a memo obtained by the Washington Examiner. <\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign spokesman Steven Cheung stated that Trump is continuing to combat what he describes as blatant election interference orchestrated by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden\u2019s &#8220;weaponized&#8221; Justice Department. The notice seeks $100 million in damages for harm incurred during the August 8, 2022 raid, including legal expenses related to what is characterized as a politically motivated and unconstitutional prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Garland&#8217;s defense that both he and a magistrate judge authorized the raid, Trump&#8217;s memo argues it violated established protocols by not seeking consent from Trump&#8217;s attorneys or using alternative methods to obtain documents. It claims these actions were not discretionary but rather part of a targeted effort to politically damage Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Following this incident, Garland appointed special counsel Jack Smith to investigate further; Smith subsequently charged Trump with 37 felony counts related to willful retention of national defense information among other allegations. Trump has pleaded not guilty alongside two co-defendants. Recently, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Smith\u2019s case against Trump on grounds of unlawful appointment and funding; however, Smith has appealed this ruling.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump&#8217;s attorney Daniel Epstein filed notice with the DOJ which allows them 180 days to respond before proceeding with federal court action in Florida if no resolution is reached. Cheung emphasized that the complaint strongly argues for dismissal of what he calls illegal actions against Trump in order to restore unity within the nation. The Washington Examiner has reached out for comments from DOJ regarding this matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2323012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP22221038623140.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7076,4585,7075,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2323011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-doj","tag-lawsuit","tag-mar-a-lago","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP22221038623140.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323011","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}