https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/politics/trump-fbi-search-stokes-backlash/index.html
Trump seizes on FBI search to fuel backlash
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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Updated 7:40 AM ET, Wed August 10, 2022
"The department can't say much about it now; it's inappropriate to talk about it now, but it's unclear, and it's a big deal," said Preet Bharara, a CNN senior legal analyst and a former US attorney for the Southern District of New York, on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."
Trump's attack dogs ignore one key fact
While the furious reaction from Trump world builds, his defenders are ignoring one key fact: The FBI didn't just turn up at his Palm Beach residence on a whim. They had to obtain a warrant from an independent judge who had to be convinced there was probable cause that a criminal offense had taken place and that there was evidence on site to prove that was the case. Such procedures are how it's supposed to work in the justice system, which rests on the principle that no one not even former presidents are above the law.