Trump to Sue DOJ for $100 Million Over Raid at Mar-a-Lago

Former President 👤Donald Trump intends to sue the Department of Justice for “political persecution” stemming from the 2022 raid at Mar-a-Lago, per Fox News.

The FBI raided Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, property on Aug. 8, 2022, seeking evidence regarding Trump allegedly illegally keeping classified records.

Fox News obtained a memo in which Trump claimed “tortious conduct by the United States against President Trump.”

Trump will seek $100 million in compensation for the raid and subsequent prosecution.

Trump was charged with 37 felony counts, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements. The Republican nominee for president pleaded not guilty to all counts.

Last month, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed all of those charges against Trump. According to Cannon, Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed.

“What President Trump is doing here is not just standing up for himself – he is standing up for all Americans who believe in the rule of law and believe that you should hold the government accountable when it wrongs you,” Trump’s attorney Daniel Epstein said in the notice to sue.

According to the filing, the “tortious acts against the president are rooted in intrusion upon seclusion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process resulting from the August 8, 2022, raid of his and his family’s home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach Florida.”

He added the decisions made of the DOJ and FBI regarding the raid were “inconsistent with protocols requiring the consent of an investigative target, disclosure to that individual’s attorneys, and the use of the local U.S. Attorney’s Office.”