The FBI insists its reference to 'use of deadly force' during the Mar-a-Lago raid was 'standard protocol.'
House Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed the Department of Justice and FBI 'were planning to assassinate Pres 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 FORCE' during the operation.
'However, in a statement provided to The Washington Post, the FBI insisted the reference to 'use of deadly force' is standard practice in all their search operations.They said the Mar-a-Lago raid briefing 'followed standard protocol in this search as we do for all search warrants, which includes a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force. No one ordered additional steps to be taken and there was no departure from the norm in this matter.
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