{"id":129130,"date":"2022-08-13T11:28:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T15:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=129130"},"modified":"2022-08-13T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T15:28:17","slug":"legal-scholar-questions-government-media-narrative-on-mar-a-lago-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=129130","title":{"rendered":"Legal scholar questions government\/media narrative on Mar-a-Lago raid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jonathan Turley’s blog raises questions regarding what the media and relevant government agencies have claimed about the Mar-a-Lago raid. The order for the raid lists the FBI’s claims of what was taken from the residence, as well as the order to do the search. What was absent was the affidavit listing the arguments justifying the raid.<\/p>\n

Given their track record regarding the energy by which they pursued specific cases, are we to simply take the FBI’s word about what was found not just based on the inconsistency of their actions, but on how they’ve treated potentially actual and more serious cases? The apparent double standard being applied is not the only inconsistency. A legal scholar questions some of the circumstances related to the raid.<\/p>\n

From Jonathan Turley:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the DOJ would have used other less intrusive means if they were possible. Yet, it would seem that such options were not just possible but obvious, including the use of a second subpoena. Moreover, even if a raid was necessary, it is not clear why the DOJ would descend upon Mar-a-Lago with such a massive show of force rather than send a few agents over with the warrant.<\/p>\n

2. If the FBI believed that there was nuclear-related information in the resort, it certainly did not seem to move with dispatch. The last communication, according to the Trump team, was in June. Even after securing a warrant, there was reportedly a delay in executing the warrant. Why?<\/p>\n

3. If the FBI suspected that high-level material was retained at the resort, did they identify the material to the Trump team and demand its return? It is hard to imagine the Trump Team telling the FBI to pound sand if such a demand was made. Yet, such a denial would readily support a showing of probable cause. Moreover, adding a lock to the door of a storage room would not be viewed as sufficient for material at the apex of classification levels.<\/p>\n

4. Did the warrant specifically identify the material or the classification level? If the warrant sought the recovery of any possible classified evidence, it would again raise what was stated in the affidavit and the reason why such material was not acquired in the June subpoena despite the reported cooperation of the Trump team.<\/p>\n

5. There remains the role of the confidential informant and what the person shared with the DOJ. Was there evidence of active concealment of the material or merely a statement of additional documents being stored at the resort?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jonathan Turley has the entire blog article, as well as articles related to the law, here<\/a>. Meanwhile, this has been a financial boom for Trump’s fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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