
FBI Responds to ‘Deadly Force’ Claims About Mar-a-Lago Raid
Published on May 22, 2024
The FBI responded to claims that its agents were armed and were authorized to use deadly force during a search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in 2022. The law enforcement bureau told media outlets that the FBI followed standard protocol, including “a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force.” “The FBI 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,” the FBI said in its statement. “No one ordered additional steps to be taken and there was no departure from the norm in this matter,” the bureau added....
