Donald Trump evokes a "political persecution", a "useless and inappropriate" measure.
The former American president announced on Monday August 8 that his famous Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, had been “searched” by the federal police (FBI).
"Our nation is living in dark times, my beautiful home, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is under siege and has been raided and occupied by numerous FBI agents," he said in a statement.
"They even broke into my safe."
“After working and cooperating with the appropriate government agencies, this unannounced search of my home was unnecessary and inappropriate,” castigates the former White House tenant, without specifying the reason for this search.
A source familiar with the matter said in April that the US Department of Justice had opened an investigation into official White House records that Donald Trump allegedly took with him to Florida.
Congress was notified in February that around 15 boxes containing US presidential documents, including classified documents, had been found at Donald Trump's Florida home.
With AFP and Reuters
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