Melania Trump blasts FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid: 'A warning to all Americans'
Former first lady Melania Trump blasted the FBI’s 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago in a video posted on social media Saturday morning, cautioning that the rights and freedoms of Americans have to be “respected.”
The video, promoting her forthcoming memoir, presents the words of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution set to music, and then features images of the Trumps' Florida estate, while she slams the federal agency’s raid.
“I never imagined my privacy would be invaded by the government here in America,” she said in the video. “The FBI raided my home in Florida and searched through my personal belongings. This is not just my story, it serves as a warning to all Americans, a reminder that our freedom and rights must be respected.”
Melania Trump's video ended with an image of her upcoming book, "Melania," which comes out Oct. 1.
Former President Trump has criticized the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago as “politically motivated.” The agents recovered over 100 classified documents and folders. Trump was facing 40 charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified records and attempts to obstruct the government’s attempt to return them. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in July dismissed the case, ruling special counsel Jack Smith was not lawfully appointed. Smith shortly after appealed the ruling.
The ex-president said in late 2022 that Melania Trump felt “very violated” after the FBI executed the search of their home.
“She felt very violated. I mean, this is a terrible thing,” he said. “They go into her closet, they go through her dresses, and who knows what else, and it wasn’t left the way it — they found it.”
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