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Former Attorney General Bill Barr says attacks on the FBI over its unprecedented raid at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence are « over the top » and « misplaced. »
On August 8, FBI agents searched Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s club in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of the Department of Justice’s ongoing criminal investigation into the former president’s handling of government documents, including classified documents.
« I think a lot of the attacks on the FBI are over the top because a decision like this is not going to be made by the FBI. And in fact, I don’t think the FBI come and pound the table pushing a decision like this, » Barr said in an interview on writer Bari Weiss’ podcast, « Honestly. »
Trump and his allies have slammed the investigation as improper and politically motivated, fueling threats and even attacks against federal law enforcement officials.
« In this kind of situation, the decision that it’s best to go in and search and obtain those documents after being jerked around for a year and a half — and that’s the way the Department would look at it — would be made at the Department of Justice by subordinates of the AG and ultimately signed off on by the AG, » Barr explained.
