The billionaire Republican presidential candidate is accusing Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray of “departing from protocol” during the 2022 search of his Florida residence.
Donald Trump has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the US Department of Justice for attempted “political persecution” during the FBI’s 2022 search of his Florida home for classified documents.
The complaint, filed last week and consulted Monday, Aug. 12, by AFP, accuses Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray of “moving away from protocol (applied to former presidents, ed.) to hurt “Donald Trump.
“Garland and Wray should never have authorized a search and subsequent prosecution,” reads the complaint, which seeks $100 million in damages and $15 million in legal costs.
The Republican presidential nominee in November constantly claims, without evidence, that the Democrats are using justice against him, not hesitating to file complaints and then withdraw them.
“There was no deviation from the norm in this case”
In May, Donald Trump had already sparked disbelief after suggesting that the FBI’s search warrant showed that President Joe Biden wanted him dead.
Court documents contained standard FBI language that says its agents are authorized to use deadly force if someone is in imminent danger.
In a rare press release, the FBI assured that “there was no deviation from the norm in this case”, carried out on August 8, 2022. Donald Trump was not in Florida on the day of the search.
The former president was sued in Florida for his negligent handling of confidential documents found at his Mar-a-Lago residence after his departure from the White House. A federal judge dismissed the charges in mid-July, but the special prosecutor investigating the case appealed the decision.
Donald Trump is accused in this case of having compromised national security by keeping classified documents at home, including military plans or information on nuclear weapons, after the end of his presidency, instead of turning them over to the Archives as required by law.
He is also charged with attempting to destroy evidence in the case. The most serious charges are punishable by 10 years in prison.
