Former President Donald Trump said the “temperature” needs to be brought down following the FBI’s raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence, claiming the United States is in “a very dangerous position.”
In an interview with Fox News, published on Monday, Trump appeared to own up to what has been reported — that he had his representatives reach out to the Justice Department to offer assistance after the search of his Florida property one week ago.
The unprecedented raid has created public anger throughout the U.S. “at a level that has never been seen before, other than during very perilous times,” Trump told the outlet.
“People are so angry at what is taking place,” Trump said. “Whatever we can do to help — because the temperature has to be brought down in the country. If it isn’t, terrible things are going to happen.”
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Trump said his team “has not heard yet” from the Justice Department.
A report published over the weekend said a person close to Trump contacted a Justice Department official to give a message to Attorney General Merrick Garland telling him that “the country is on fire. What can I do to reduce the heat?” according to the New York Times. The message was given to Garland shortly before he announced that he had personally authorized the decision to seek the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago, per the report.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have sent out a joint bulletin to local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies warning of increased threats to law enforcement following the Mar-a-Lago raid. The internal memo, dated Friday, did not reference Trump or his private residence by name and instead referenced an increase in threats “following the FBI’s recent execution of a search warrant in Palm Beach, Florida,” according to multiple reports.
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A man attempted to breach an FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday. He was killed by law enforcement during an hourslong standoff later in the day, according to authorities.
The Washington Examiner has contacted the Justice Department for comment.
