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On Monday morning, the FBI launched an unprecedented raid on the home of Donald Trump in what is thought to be the first search by the agency of the residence of a sitting or former president.
The move came as part of an investigation into Trump’s potentially unlawful removal of White House records when he left office.
Ten boxes of records, including classified documents, were removed from Mar-A-Lago, Trump’s Florida resort. The consequences for the former president if he were charged and then convicted could be severe, including barring him from future office.
The reaction to the raid from the US right, however, has been swift, accusing the Department of Justice of overreach and of acting at the behest of President Joe Biden. After the raid, Trump released a statement aimed at his successor – saying the raid would make a third-world dictator blush.
As the Congressional reporter Hugo Lowell explains, the raid could even help Trump in the long run, as he toys with the idea of another presidential run in 2024.
Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters
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