FBI agents in the US state of Florida have conducted a criminal search of former President Donald Trump’s home.
It is seen as a significant escalation of the federal investigation into whether Trump illegally removed classified documents from the White House as he was leaving office in January last year.
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Trump criticised the FBI search, calling it a “weaponisation of the justice system”.
But what will this mean for his potential next run for the White House?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Rina Shah – Founder and principal of Rilax Strategies
Henry Olsen – Senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and columnist for the Washington Post
Julie Norman – Associate professor at University College London and co-director of the UCL Centre on US Politics