Trump exploits FBI feud ahead of court hearing

Updated on August 18, 2022 17:06 PM by Ava Sara

Trump and FBI

Trump is considering escalating his dispute with the FBI, which has already put agents at risk, to use the search of his residence for classified documents as a launchpad for his likely 2024 campaign. Trump is fighting back as the legal muck surrounding him and his aides grow over his baseless allegations that the 2020 election was stolen.

Multiple criminals, legislative, and civil examinations of the former president aren't dimming his appeal among Republican grassroots voters, as Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney's primary defeat proved.

McCabe told Anderson Cooper

CNN claimed Wednesday that Trump is considering releasing surveillance footage of the FBI's raid of his Florida property last week. The move may be prompted by Trump's attempt to rile up his fans by making them believe he's being persecuted, a source said. It would undoubtedly scare the FBI, whose agents have already encountered threats and intimidation from Trump fans incited by Bush and his associates. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told Anderson Cooper that agency leaders would be "very concerned" if the search footage was released. "When executing a search warrant to obtain highly secret material, the last thing you want is a video," McCabe said. He claimed tapes would heighten agents' risk and threats from the ex-"most President's radical followers."

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Trump's security footage

Trump's objective to discredit the FBI would be fulfilled. It would allow him to whip up fury over the search and divert from the true issue in the dispute that he carried secret documents to his house after his presidency ended, which might harm national security. The story regarding Trump's security footage deliberations came before a key move in the case over his preservation of confidential documents. The judge who allowed the FBI search warrant and property receipt will hold a hearing on Thursday to consider demands to unseal an affidavit detailing why he established reasonable cause of crimes.

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The Justice Department’s warning

The Justice Department warns that releasing the affidavit now will "chill future witness cooperation." In its court brief, the FBI said the investigation's focus on classified documents would increase harm if details were released prematurely. News channels have requested the judge to unseal the affidavit, describing the search of a former president's property as historic. On Truth Social, the former President branded the search a "horrible and startling BREAK-IN." The search was done with a judge-signed warrant. 11 sets of classified documents were taken, including one designated "top secret/SCI." Trump may want the affidavit so he can cherry-pick information to discredit it in the eyes of his supporters, as he regularly does to fight legal and political threats. If publishing this material would limit witness cooperation, as the Justice Department says, the ex-president would likely profit.

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Trump aide warned

Still, releasing the affidavit may not help Trump. It might portray an even more damning picture of his behaviour. A Trump aide warned that releasing surveillance footage of the search may backfire if agents are shown moving huge volumes of documents, including secret data, away from his home. Given the government's strong objection and apparent fears of threats against witnesses and FBI agents, many legal experts believe the judge is unlikely to allow release of the complete affidavit. "Even if not a national security probe, I think it's doubtful. A constitutional law attorney said it's rare for a court to unseal a search warrant affidavit while an investigation is ongoing and no one has been prosecuted "midweek Some Republicans want the FBI and Justice Department to release the affidavit to justify searching a former president's house.

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Fulton County probe

"If the government objects, I don't see the judge releasing it without extensive redaction," Pate added. The newest surprising Trump discoveries emerge as legal challenges mount for people who were with him after the 2020 election. Rudy Giuliani, Trump's former attorney, appeared before a grand jury in Georgia on Wednesday. He is a target of an election subversion probe. His attendance raises concerns that he could face criminal exposure in the Fulton County probe, considering his efforts to overturn Biden's triumph in the swing state.

Lindsey Graham, a senior Trump ally on Capitol Hill subpoenaed in the probe, asked a federal judge on Wednesday to suspend a ruling requiring him to appear next week until he may appeal. Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's former CFO, is set to plead guilty to a 15-year tax fraud conspiracy on Thursday. Kara Scannell said that Weisselberg, one of Trump's longest-serving and most loyal lieutenants, would spend 100 days of a five-month sentence. He won't help with the inquiry, but he'll testify at trial if the Trump Organization doesn't plead guilty.

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Trump's company

Trump's company, his handling of secret material after leaving the White House, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and his promotion of a Capitol revolt on January 6, 2021 are all under investigation. Trump's most devoted fans continue to vote for Trump-backed primary candidates who believe his lies about a stolen election. Christine Todd Whitman remarked on "The Lead with Jake Tapper" on Wednesday: "It's no longer a party, it's a cult of Donald Trump." Whitman reacted to Cheney's loss against a Trump-backed challenger who spread misinformation and lies about 2020.

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Cheney, vice head of the House

Cheney, vice head of the House select committee investigating the Capitol rebellion, warned in her concession speech Tuesday night that Trump's behavior after the FBI search may lead to a fresh violent outburst like the one 19 months ago. Her statements were alarming in light of the ex-recent president's thoughts on the surveillance footage. "Federal law enforcement is jeopardized. Threatening a federal judge. New violent threats are everywhere "Cheney stated Tuesday about the FBI search's intimidation. "No patriot should be intimidated by these threats. Social media mobs must not govern our nation."

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