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The FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago could wind up benefiting former President Donald Trump’s potential 2024 comeback bid. Political strategists say the Justice Department’s action against Trump has solidified Republican support behind the former president — at least for the time being.
“I’ve never seen the GOP base this red-hot before, and it’s clearly causing Republicans to rally to his defense,” said Andy Surabian, a GOP strategist and former White House official under Trump. “Ironically, all the Democrat-media attacks on Trump, from yesterday’s raid to the January 6th Committee hearings, do nothing politically but ensure that Republican voters stay attached to his hip.”
RAID ON TRUMP’S MAR-A-LAGO ESTATE QUESTIONED BY SOME LEGAL SCHOLARS
Since the raid was announced on Monday afternoon by Trump, Republicans have denounced the Justice Department for what they say is governmental overreach. Strategists say the context of the raid, over Trump’s purported failure to hand over potentially classified documents to the National Archives, has played into the former president’s hands.
“This rallies the GOP base to Trump’s side, at least short-term, by making him look like the aggrieved party or the victim,” said Mike Madrid, a consultant who advises both parties and helped found the Never-Trump Lincoln Project. “But I don’t know how sustainable that is once we learn more about why the raid happened or if charges will be filed.”
Donald Trump leaves NYC post FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago resort
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A large group of FBI agents raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Monday with search warrants. The raid was reportedly related to materials the former president brought to the residence after leaving the White House in January 2021.
Trump himself was the first to break the news of the raid in a blistering statement accusing the Biden White House of a “weaponization of the justice system.”
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