House Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed the Department of Justice and FBI “were planning to assassinate Pres [President] Trump” during the August 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago that recovered boxes full of classified documents that were being held by the former president.
It followed Trump’s claim on his Truth Social website that the DOJ “AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE” during the operation. However in a statement the FBI insisted it followed “standard protocol” during the operation which “includes a standard policy statement” on the use of force.
A court filling was unsealed on Tuesday showing briefing notes for the August 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid, which said: “Law enforcement officers of the Department of Justice may use deadly force when necessary.”
Trump is facing 40 felony charges related to claims he deliberately held onto classified documents after leaving the White House in January 2021 and obstructed efforts to get them returned to the proper authorities. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts and denies any wrongdoing.
In his Truth Social post on Tuesday Trump said he had been “shown Reports that Crooked Joe Biden‘s DOJ, in their Illegal and UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE.”
He said this means Biden is “A SERIOUS THREAT TO DEMOCRACY” and suggested he should be removed from office via the Constitution’s 25th Amendment.
Greene shared a screenshot of this post on her X, formerly Twitter, account adding: “The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light.
