Political storm in the US after the raid on the mansion of Donald trump

Search of Donald Trump’s residence FBI this creates a division: for some, it is the first step towards a trial, while for others it is “political persecution” in the midst of great polarization and when the former president is considering running again for the White House.

Never before has a former White House resident had so many problems with the law.

Does the federal police raid have anything to do with the cardboard boxes that Donald Trump What was he wearing when he left the White House in January 2021? With the investigation into his alleged involvement in the storming of the Capitol? Or with suspicions of financial fraud that weigh on the Trump organization in New York?

AFP contacted FBI but he declined to comment.

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to each of these cases and considers himself the target of a witch hunt.

In a statement, he strongly condemned the raid on his Florida mansion, which he did not participate in. “These are dark times for our nation,” he said. “This unannounced raid on my home was neither necessary nor appropriate,” he added.

“No one is above the law”, “even the former president USA”Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told NBC on Tuesday. Like most Democrats, Pelosi has held Trump to account for years.

The judicial escalation seems to have united P.republican art around Trump, to the point of turning him into a martyr.

– “Civil War” –

As soon as the raid became known, a group of Trump supporters went to the former businessman’s palatial residence to unleash their fury.

Some of them waved “Biden is not my president” flags, a reminder that more than a year and a half after Donald Trump’s electoral defeat, many Americans are still convinced that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from him.

On social media, some supporters Trump On Tuesday, they advocated a “divorce” in this country, where divisions are so deep they may seem irreconcilable.

“This is what is happening in civil war torn countries,” tweeted Marjorie Taylor Green, the notorious outspoken congresswoman from Georgia who called for the FBI to be disbanded. “The political persecution MUST STOP!!!”

– Springboard for 2024? –

House Conservative leader Kevin McCarthy denounced the Justice Department’s “unacceptable instrumentalization for political purposes” and vowed to investigate its activities as soon as the Republicans return to power.

He was even defended by his former right-wing aide Mike Pence, both of whom may have been rivals in the Republican primaries ahead of the 2024 presidential election and with whom Trump has been at odds since the Capitol Hill episode.

“I share the deep concern of millions of Americans over the unprecedented search of President Trump’s private residence,” he tweeted.

Republicans may regain control of Congress in the midterm legislative elections in November.

Favorite channel of conservatives, foxnewsHe did not skimp on criticism. “Increasingly radical tactics Ministry of Justice they are a danger to the Republic,” “Biden’s FBI is searching the home of one of his possible opponents in the 2024 election,” the signs read.

Trump has already raised more than $100 million (an unprecedented amount for a former president) and could run for another term at any time. For now, he is taking the opportunity to ask his followers for more funds.

His team called on “every ardent American patriot to step up” and donate to fight what he called the “ENDLESS WITCH HUNT”.

Ruslan Spirin, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Special Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, said Russian President Vladimir Putin had failed in his attempt to conquer his country in three days.