• FBI agents were authorized to use deadly force and were prepared to engage with Trump and Secret Service during the Mar-a-Lago raid in August 2022, according to court filings cited by amgreatness.com and ntd.com.
  • Agents were instructed to bring weapons, ammunition, handcuffs, and other law enforcement equipment, and were prepared to use lock-picking tools if necessary, as reported by amgreatness.com and ntd.com.
  • An exhibit filed by Trump revealed details about the FBI’s plans to use deadly force and engage him and his security detail if necessary during the raid, according to ‘theminnesotasun.com’ and washingtonexaminer.com.
  • The FBI team included a medic to tend to anyone injured, but the FBI guidelines on the use of deadly force were updated in June 2022 to provide stricter regulations, as mentioned by ‘theminnesotasun.com’ and washingtonexaminer.com.
  • Steven D’Antuono, head of the Washington FBI Field Office, was involved in leading the raid, which was approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, according to ‘theminnesotasun.com’.
  • The FBI stated that the use of deadly force was limited by a standard policy statement in the search warrant for Trump’s residence, and D’Antuono confirmed that the raid was not meant to be a show of force and did not involve excessive measures, as reported by washingtonexaminer.com.
  • Trump criticized Biden for authorizing the Mar-a-Lago raid, which court filings revealed allowed for the use of deadly force, but the Biden administration denied authorizing the use of deadly force, according to axios.com, latinpost.com, and wfin.com.
  • Additional classified records were found in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bedroom after the FBI search, leading a judge to express disbelief at Trump’s lack of awareness of the classified records in his home, according to huffpost.com, ‘laopinion.com’, and benzinga.com.
  • Trump was indicted last year on charges related to mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House, and he pleaded not guilty to the charges, as reported by axios.com.
  • Trump was charged with 37 felony counts, including retention of national defense information and obstruction of justice, according to 1010wcsi.com.
  • Trump’s lawyers criticized the FBI search as unconstitutional and claimed it was executed in bad faith, arguing that relevant information was omitted from the warrant affidavit, according to ntd.com.
  • Republican Missouri Sen. Eric Schmidt criticized the FBI’s “two tiers of justice” regarding the treatment of former President Trump and President Biden in relation to classified materials, as reported by dailycaller.com.

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