Trump Suing DOJ for $100M Over Mar-a-Lago Raid
Trump Suing DOJ for $100M Over Mar-a-Lago Raid
The Facts
Former US Pres. Donald Trump is preparing to sue the Department of Justice (DOJ) for $100M over the FBI's raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, which was part of the government's now dismissed probe into Trump's handling of classified documents.
The legal memo, submitted by Trump attorney Daniel Epstein, claims the DOJ and FBI are guilty of "tortious acts against the president are rooted in intrusion upon seclusion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process."
The Spin
While it's incredibly difficult to sue the government, this news will help remind Americans how authoritarian the Biden DOJ is. The Justice Department has been fabricating crimes against Trump for years, and with the help of its media henchmen, it's falsely painted him as a criminal without ever actually proving their claims. The DOJ has done nothing but violate the constitution, spy on political opponents, and lie to the American people.
Donald Trump knows this is a far-fetched legal claim, and given the historically difficult nature of filing such lawsuits, he's likely not going to file but rather use it as a fundraising tactic. Before Judge Cannon abruptly dismissed this case, countless legal scholars viewed this as the most damning case against Trump. In classic Trump fashion, the former president's cry of persecution is contradicting every expert legal analysis.
