Crowd of Trump supporters gather outside Mar-a-Lago hours after FBI raid: 'They're terrified of him'

August 9, 2022

Many of the Trump supporters outside Mar-a-Lago said the DOJ is trying to prevent the former president from running for office again

Dozens of supporters of former President Trump gathered outside his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday after it was raided by FBI agents who were allegedly looking for classified documents.

The protestors traveled to Palm Beach, Florida, after the former president released a statement about the raid. Sources close to the matter told Fox News that the DOJ was investigating whether Trump had illegally taken classified documents to his private residence.

Fox News Digital's Matt Leach spoke to several supporters who voiced their disapproval of the raid.

J.D. Kennon had traveled across the state of Florida to show support for the former president.

"As soon as I saw it, I drove here from Tampa. This is nuts," Kennon said. "We all know what you're trying to do, DOJ. You're trying to create some kind of charge, so he's not going to be able to run for re-election."

Another Trump supporter, Mike Baffumo, expressed similar misgivings about the Justice Department.

"They're going to do anything they can to get him. They're terrified of him," Baffumo said. "And it's not because of any other reason than the policies that he supports: America First policies."

Supporters also objected to the raid happening when Trump was not on the premises - the former president was in New York City when agents executed the search warrant.

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