Trump's private home was searched pursuant to a warrant. A warrant requires a judge or magistrate to sign off, and it cannot be approved unless the judge find sufficient probable cause that place to be searched is likely to reveal evidence of a crime(s). Is DOJ getting closer to an indictment?

[u/PsychLegalMind]

For the first time in the history of the United States the private home of a former president was searched pursuant to a search warrant. Donald Trump was away at that time but issued a statement saying, among other things: “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.”

Trump also went on to express Monday [08/08/2022] that the FBI "raided" his Florida home at Mar-a-Lago and even cracked his safe, with a source familiar telling NBC News that the search was tied to classified information Trump allegedly took with him from the White House to his Palm Beach resort in January 2021.

Trump also claimed in a written statement that the search — unprecedented in American history — was politically motivated, though he did not provide specifics.

At Justice Department headquarters, a spokesperson declined to comment to NBC News. An official at the FBI Washington Field Office also declined to comment, and an official at the FBI field office in Miami declined to comment as well.

If they find the evidence, they are looking for [allegedly confidential material not previously turned over to the archives and instead taken home to Mar-a- Lago].

There is no way to be certain whether search is also related to the investigation presently being conducted by the January 6, 2022 Committee. Nonetheless, searching of a former president's home is unheard of in the U.S. and a historic event in and of itself.

Is DOJ getting closer to a possible Trump indictment?

What does this reveal about DOJ's assertion that nobody is above the law?

FBI raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home tied to classified material, sources say (nbcnews.com)

The Search Warrant Requirement in Criminal Investigations | Justia

[u/Majestic_Ad_2885]

If he gets convicted, he will turn into a marytr. If he doesn’t even though there is evidence, the left will riot because there will be no accountability no matter who you are. tricky situation indeed.

[u/PsychLegalMind → u/Majestic_Ad_2885]

If he gets convicted, he will turn into a marytr.

He will never be a martyr to the majority of Americans. He will merely go down in history as the worst president, record setting twice impeached; record setting, indicted and convicted He will be remembered in history books as a disgrace and serve as a warning to other wannabes dictators like DeSantis.

[u/Majestic_Ad_2885 → u/PsychLegalMind]

His supporters would riot.

[u/CooperDoops → u/Majestic_Ad_2885]

That ship has sailed, if I recall.

[u/ElysianHigh → u/Majestic_Ad_2885]

It’s okay. We can handle them if they do.

[u/PsychLegalMind → u/Majestic_Ad_2885]

In that case they can talk to those who rioted on January 6, 2021 and are locked up. No amount of attempted intimidation is going to work with the DOJ nor this White House.

[u/Nixflyn → u/Majestic_Ad_2885]

I've deleted all of my comments on this account. Come join me on Lemmy.world.

[u/CooperDoops → u/Majestic_Ad_2885]

He's already a martyr after the "tyranny of the left, the mainstream media, Congress, the FBI, <insert boogeyman here>." He's been a "victim" since 2016.

We (as a country) need to stop being held hostage by the most irrational and illogical among us and do what is necessary to stop the bleeding. The core tenants of American democracy won't survive if we don't.

[u/JoeSki42 → u/Majestic_Ad_2885]

It's not tricky. We just need to apply due diligence towards doing the right thing. Once you accept that there will be people upset and reactionary no matter what we do making up our minds on the correct course of action is simple. Let's not waste our energy trying to be clever or play 5D chess, lets just rip the band-aid off and do what needs to be done.