Trump has said the FBI raid is a partisan “witch hunt” that is intended to prevent him from running for president again.
Independent voters’ trust in the FBI may have been tarnished after the agency conducted a raid at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property earlier this month, according to a new poll.
FBI agents raided Trump’s Florida resort residence, Mar-a-Lago, on August 8 after obtaining a search warrant over concerns the ex-president was improperly storing classified information. The search was approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, with the warrant being signed off by a federal judge who agreed the agency had probable cause. During the search, the FBI seized multiple boxes that allegedly contained top secret information.
Trump and his allies have slammed the search, accusing the FBI and Justice Department of playing politics by ordering the raid.
