Trump Spins FBI and Biden Actions into Wild Assassination Claims
TL;DR
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Biden administration authorized the FBI to use deadly force against him during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. The language Trump referenced is a standard policy statement included in all search warrants to limit the use of deadly force, not a specific directive against him. The FBI and legal experts confirmed that the policy is routine and not evidence of a plot to harm Trump. Despite this, Trump and his supporters have spread the erroneous allegation.
- FACT FOCUS: Trump distorts use of 'deadly force' language in FBI document for Mar-a-Lago search The Associated Press
- This email will shock you! But it’s just Trump trying to raise money CNN
- Trump Mar-a-Lago case and felony warrant are Exhibit A in political weaponization of our justice system Fox News
- Trump Falsely Claims Biden Administration Was 'Locked & Loaded' to Kill Him The New York Times
- Amid new classified documents revelations, Trump and acolytes concoct bizarre assassination lie MSNBC
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