US Donald Trump Announces Mar-A-Lago "Raided, Under Siege, And Occupied" By The FBI - "They just left," one source said.

Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/donald-trump-says-mar-lago-raided-under-siege-fbi
Archive: https://archive.ph/Ti1fC

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Donald Trump Announces Mar-A-Lago "Raided, Under Siege, And Occupied" By The FBI​

BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, AUG 08, 2022 - 04:08 PM
Moments ago, Donald Trump - who is still banned by Twitter - published a statement on Truth Social in which he said that his Florida home, Mar A Lago is “currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents", an assault which according to Trump "could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries." He is probably right. He also claims the Fed's presence was unannounced and the reason was politically motivated.
His full statement posted on his Truth Social account is below:

Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the
United States of America
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. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before. After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don't want me to run for President in 2024, especially based on recent polls, and who will likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections. Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. Sadly, America has now become one of those Countries, corrupt at a level not seen before. They even broke into my safe! What is the difference between this and Watergate, where operatives broke into the Democrat National Committee? Here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the home of the 45th President of the United States.
The political persecution of President Donald J. Trump has been going on for years, with the now fully debunked Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, and so much more, it just never ends. It is political targeting at the highest level!
Hillary Clinton was allowed to delete and acid wash 33,000 E-mails AFTER they were subpoenaed by Congress. Absolutely nothing has happened to hold her accountable. She even took antique furniture, and other items from the White House.
I stood up to America's bureaucratic corruption, I restored power to the people, and truly delivered for our Country, like we have never seen before. The establishment hated it. Now, as they watch my endorsed candidates win big victories, and see my dominance in all polls, they are trying to stop me, and the Republican Party, once more. The lawlessness, political persecution, and Witch Hunt must be exposed and stopped.

I will continue to fight for the Great American People!

Local reporters confirmed the raid, saying the FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. "They just left," although it isn't clear what the search was about.

While we await more information on what the FBI was doing at Mar-A-Lago or what they may have found, here are some kneejeak reactions.

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Bonus: I shit you not this comment from @SPhobos was at the top of this page when I added the archive link.

 

[Autismobili Lamborghini]

i am not sure these threads would be as funny if it weren't for the maudlin and turboseethe comments


E: QED below lmao

 

[JambledUpWords]

I cannot agree more. Let’s compare it to the Ottoman Empire instead at least that’s from the last couple centuries

That’s too generous, what the FBI did is Haiti tier. Killing political opponents and using government agencies to screw over anyone challenging the regime is what Papa Doc did.

 

[WeDon'tNeedToWhisper]

This video gives a good rundown on what's been going on and how the republicans will do nothing about it.

Also in this video: Dr. Jill loathes potato Joe.

 

[Vivec]

Can I just say that debating on what is a “Rubicon moment” is retarded. I’m really tired of this debate, and most of it is semantics anyway. This is the Kiwifarms version of “this is just like the Avengers!” At least it’s actual history, but more than just Caesar exists, and seeing as this event is unprecedented in American history, but a common practice in third world countries, we’d be better off comparing it to that. I really want better material to read through and reading a thousand takes on what really is a “Rubicon moment” is tedious. Please get some new material.

On one hand, sure, it's pointless sperging that doesn't matter.

That said, ālea iacta est.

 

[Scarlett Johansson]

Your takes political takes are atrocious I hope you get threadbanned.

Not you resorting to threats

 

[BelUwUga]

What is happening is dangerous because eventually, someone, somewhere is going to do something stupid. And then people will be forced to pick sides.

You're in the thread discussing the stupid thing. After their building got bombed in OKC it seemed like they got the message to cool their jets because they are acting like political shock troops. This raid is the clearest indication they're burning even hotter now than they were then. What will it take this time to stop or even slow their tyranny? Do you really think any meaningful portion of the population hasn't already picked their side? Short of Biden personally turning some FBI officers into lamp decorations I don't think they realize how incendiary this is and won't calm things down.

 

[Lady Rackets Ass]

That’s too generous, what the FBI did is Haiti tier. Killing political opponents and using government agencies to screw over anyone challenging the regime is what Papa Doc did.

I’m not super familiar with Haiti but I’m sure there are countless modern examples we can find I need to read up more on modern dictators I guess. Although I think parallels could be made to Russia at various points in the 1900’s or even zedong

 

[JambledUpWords]

This video gives a good rundown on what's been going on and how the republicans will do nothing about it.

Also in this video: Dr. Jill loathes potato Joe.

I like PJW for his occasional cringe compilations, but his understanding of American politics can be a bit lacking due to him being a Brit. He can be entertaining, but he’s not the guy I’d go for to get a good rundown on the event.

 

[purpleflurp]

This video gives a good rundown on what's been going on and how the republicans will do nothing about it.

Hey now, that's not true. They'll start a big fundraising campaign, then do nothing about it.

 

[Jimjamflimflam]

I cannot agree more. Let’s compare it to the Ottoman Empire instead at least that’s from the last couple centuries

Nah, this is like in Harry Potter when the Ministry of Magic took over and raided Dumbledore's army training room.

 

[Matt Damon]

What is happening is dangerous because eventually, someone, somewhere is going to do something stupid. And then people will be forced to pick sides.

I'm not looking forward to it because it would mean violence that most of us have no conception of and the end of all our lives as we currently know them, but maybe this has to happen.

And if it has to happen eventually, maybe the sooner it happens the better off we'll all be.

 

[BelUwUga]

I'm not looking forward to it because it would mean violence that most of us have no conception of and the end of all our lives as we currently know them, but maybe this has to happen.

And if it has to happen eventually, maybe the sooner it happens the better off we'll all be.

It'll be good for everyone in the long run:

I had pretty much written off my life as over in 2018 and then circumstances changed. Since I'd already accepted that everything after is just bonus time, if it's spent on the apocalyptic civil war so be it. I honestly wasn't even expecting/hoping for an ending that cool. Life kind of taught me to want is to invite more suffering. I'll put a saddle on this gift horse instead of worrying about its dental situation.

 

[IAmNotAlpharius]

They must be worried about the upcoming elections. This was an incredibly desperate decision. I wonder if it’ll cause division in the ranks.

 

[Mothra1988]

You're implying that the President is the boss here, which is an extremely bold and generous assumption.

That, and the difference between the mob and FBI is one acts with integrity.

He's a figurehead with others making the decisions he's told to go with, but there's no way he wasn't in on the loop on this shit even with this imaginary buffer. The fact they are talking about the buffer means it was invented for protecting him, because if it was a genuine spontaneous event he would get a briefing. Don't let this bum off the hook. Like Biden would give a shit about doing something this stupid. He's the one who said he wanted to take Trump behind the shed or whatever dumb thing he said.

 

[tehpope]

This entire episode is convincing me that I should actually register to vote this time and block Democrats from everything.

Its convinced me that we're inching ever so closer to shit hitting the fan for real. And that I need to keep stocking up.

 

[Snekposter]

Careful not to choke on that blackpill fren. Civil wars don't start the second they're theoretically justified on paper. What we're seeing is constant escalation between both sides. Republican governors (e.g. DeSantis) are increasingly telling the fed to fuck off and the fed is continuing to double-down. I think we're becoming increasingly locked into a path that no single individual is in control of.

Imagine if you made this post in in 1770. "Lol, the redcoats just shot a bunch of colonists in the face. The Tories will cheer it on and the cucked colonial congress will just write another strongly-worded letter to King George. You'll just continue to house them, let them have your guns and let your red-coat housemate fuck your wife up the ass. Any talk of revolution is pure cope, these British colonists had their fighting spirit sapped out of them long ago."

The American civil war took 6 years after the literal murder of several protesting citizens to fully kick off. The Boston Tea Party was in 1773. Bottom line is our elite are divided and that has always led to civil war across history. Just because it's not going to happen as soon as you'd prefer doesn't mean it's not going to happen.

To add to this for people, Bleeding Kansas was in the 1850's. It would be several more years, a de facto secession, and the firing upon of Federal troops by the South Carolina militia before the Civil War kicked off.

Yes, it's a river North of Rome. By law, no Roman General was allowed to March troops south of the Rubicon River and thus threatened Rome itself. When Ceasar crossed the Rubicon with his army, he was declaring the law no longer applied to him and natural justice would take it course through the application of naked force unrestrained by any law made by man.

There's a reason Caesar's words upon doing so were "The die is cast." Not even he was 100% confident of what would happen, only that something would.

 

[Hallucinogenic Penguin]

All this talk about civil war. One thing to consider is that Antifa is more dangerous then you think. Sure they might be drug addicted pedos, but they are unhinged insane drug addicted pedos. Unlike the vast majority of repubs who will sit on their ass and do nothing, Antifa will actually physically go out there and do as they see fit to change the system as they view it(no matter how insane and crazy they are).

They are a much more dangerous enemy then most cons realize, and they will likely rule urban and suburban zones in a hypothetical war, terrorizing the average family. Any talk of “lol they’ll just quiver if I call them the wrong pronoun or hear a loud sound” is disingenuous. They are basically true believing religious zealots who’s only purpose in life is to forge a path to “their” utopia. They will inflict some nasty casualties early on while boomers and gen x’ers still try and write strongly worded letters to their local government. Not to mention it’s likely the military, feds, and police would be on their side with the blessing of the establishment.

We’re the underdogs and the ones facing an uphill battle in all honesty in a hypothetical civil war. Not to mention the vast majority of minorities(yes even the “conservative” ones, I don’t trust the majority of so called conservative non whites after the last year or so) will side with the side people who look like them take. Jamal and Juan will be side by side prowling the suburbs with Antifa brown shirts looking for “Nazis” to shank for their transgressions.

I hate to doom post, but a little over a decade ago if you told someone an election would be stolen in the open with no consequences, pedophilia was rising on the verge of LGBT acceptance, and cities were burnt to cinders during summer over a hoodrat you’d be tossed in the looney bin with no key.

 

[JosephStalin]

Here's Ben's take on the situation. He's right. How low the FBI, once generally a paragon of integrity, has fallen. Only good thing - if you are being tried by a jury on Federal charges, believe a good defense could be that you were investigated/indicted/arrested on trumped-up charges solely because you are a conservative.

 

[pwnest injun]

One good thing about this raid is that it's definitely killed the assault weapons ban as soon as it hits the Senate.

 

[Snekposter]

They are a much more dangerous enemy then most cons realize, and they will likely rule urban and suburban zones in a hypothetical war, terrorizing the average family. Any talk of “lol they’ll just quiver if I call them the wrong pronoun or hear a loud sound” is disingenuous. They are basically true believing religious zealots who’s only purpose in life is to forge a path to “their” utopia. They will inflict some nasty casualties early on while boomers and gen x’ers still try and write strongly worded letters to their local government. Not to mention it’s likely the military, feds, and police would be on their side with the blessing of the establishment.

Remember what happened when Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted? Yeah, no. Tearing down the system is all fun and games until the system cuts you loose. And the military is a shadow of its former self with its traditional bread and butter both not enlisting and having already taken their walking papers back home to Podunk, Nebraska. Antifa would be as effective in open conflict as the Viet Cong were: useful as disposable shock troops and the few shell-shocked survivors folded in to a more traditional force, but ultimately inflicting far fewer casualties than they would have if continued to be used in an irregular manner.

Jamal and Juan will be side by side prowling the suburbs with Antifa brown shirts looking for “Nazis” to shank for their transgressions.

Juan is more likely to shank Jamal because Jamal thinks slavery means he gets to be squad leader despite being illiterate and able to speak less English than Juan. You might have a point if the Left hadn't been playing divide and conquer among their own minorities in addition to minorities against whites.