Tuesday 9 August 2022 06:58 AM 'Another day in paradise. This is a strange day': Trump jokes about FBI raid ... trends now
Donald Trump on Monday evening wryly joked about the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate, telling a rally: 'Another day in paradise'.
The former president dialed in to a 'tele-rally' for Sarah Palin, as the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate aims to claim the state's only seat in the House at a special election on August 16.
Palin introduced Trump to her followers listening in, and said that they should all be grateful the 76-year-old was keeping his commitment to address them, despite the strains of the day.
'Another day in paradise,' Trump said. 'This is a strange day.'
He then moved on to reminisce about a visit to Alaska.
Palin is hoping to claim the seat vacated by Rep. Don Young, who died in March after 49 years in the role.
Donald Trump was spotted leaving Trump Tower in New York on Monday night after announcing his Mar-a-Lago home had been raided by the FBI
Sarah Palin is pictured on Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas. She is running for the House, representing Alaska
Trump and Palin are pictured together on July 9 in Anchorage at a 'Save America' rally
Hours before, Trump revealed that his Florida home had been raided.
He said Mar-a-Lago was 'under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.'
'They even broke into my safe!' he said.
'The political persecution of President Donald J. Trump has been going on for years, with the now fully debunked Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, and so much more, it just never ends,' he said in a statement.
'It is political targeting at the highest level!
'Hillary Clinton was allowed to delete and acid wash 33,000 E-mails AFTER they were subpoenaed by Congress.
'Absolutely nothing has happened to hold her accountable. She even took antique furniture, and other items from the White House.
'I stood up to America's bureaucratic corruption, I restored power to the people, and truly delivered for our Country, like we have never seen before.
'The establishment hated it.'
Donald Trump is pictured with Hillary Clinton during their first presidential debate, in September 2016. On Monday he accused the FBI of targeting him but giving her more lenient treatment
Hillary Clinton's emails were stored on a private server, against government protocol, and in March 2015 the company that maintained the server deleted the archive mailbox.
In his lengthy statement, Trump said the raid was a sign of 'dark times for our Nation'.
'Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before,' he said, noting that his lawyers had cooperated with those seeking return of presidential records removed from the White House when Trump moved out.
News of the transfer of the documents from the White House to Mar-a-Lago - which is against the law, stating that all presidential correspondence and documentation must be handed to the National Archives -
