One of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, Lindsey Halligan, has broken her silence to reveal that the 45th POTUS “expressed shock” over his Mar-a-Lago home being raided by the FBI and feels it is an “abuse of power by the Biden administration.”
Halligan discussed the FBI raid at Trump’s Palm Beach residence during an interview with CBS News.
She said she was notified of the raid around 10 a.m. on Monday and was the second Trump attorney to arrive on the scene.
She said she got there around 11 a.m.
She told CBS Trump was shocked at the raid because he thought his team was complying with requests from the National Archive.
The search teams wrapped up their work at about 6:30 p.m.
The FBI agents focused their search on three areas in Trump’s compound: a bedroom, a storage area, and an office.
Lindsey Halligan, a Florida-based attorney for former President Donald Trump, was at Mar-a-Lago and spoke with CBS News about the FBI search. https://t.co/yWAvVf4P4X
— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) August 10, 2022
Trump atty Lindsey Halligan, who was at Mar-a-Lago yesterday, tells @CBSNews the FBI targeted 3 rooms for the search – a bedroom, office and storage room. Search teams wore t-shirts, cargo pants, gloves and masks and brought 10-15 vehicles including a Ryder truck, per Halligan.
— Arden Farhi (@ArdenFarhi) August 9, 2022
President Trump had at least two attorneys present at Mar-a-Lago when the @FBI executed a search warrant Monday morning. @christina_bobb confirmed to @RSBNetwork she was there. Florida-based attorney Lindsey Halligan told @CBSNews she was there, too.
— Arden Farhi (@ArdenFarhi) August 9, 2022
According to Mediaite, she told CBS News:
“Over the next eight hours, Halligan said 30-40 FBI personnel conducted the search.
“There were a handful dressed in suits, but most wore t-shirts, cargo pants, masks, and gloves.
“Halligan estimates 10-15 FBI vehicles went in and out of the property, including a Ryder truck.
“Halligan says she and Bobb were barred from going inside the complex, forced to remain outside, between the ballroom and residence, on the grounds of Mar-a-Lago.
“According to Halligan, the FBI divided up the search into three areas: a bedroom, a storage area and an office.
“She said she spoke with Trump who expressed shock about the FBI search.
“He said he thought he’d complied with investigators’ requests.
“He told Halligan that the Justice Department has an open line to his attorneys and said that he’s instructed them to turn over responsive documents if they have them.
“She said that the former president raised concerns about abuse of power by the Biden administration.”
