Mike Pence says FBI search of Trump’s home raises ‘deep concern,’ urges Garland to explain

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Young America’s Foundation Student Conference on July 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Pence outlined a conservative agenda and took questions about Taiwan and his relationship with former President Donald Trump.

The FBI searched the Mar-a-Lago home of ex- President Donald Trump on Tuesday, and the former Vice President called it an "unprecedented" action.

No former President of the United States has ever had their personal residence raided.

The Palm Beach, Florida, resort has been Trump's official residence since he left the White House.

The FBI searched the home of Donald Trump in New York City on Monday.

The Justice Department was looking into whether laws were broken when 15 boxes of White House records ended up at Mar-a-Lago instead of the National Archives.

To get a search warrant, investigators need to show a judge that there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed and that there is evidence related to that crime in the location they are targeting.

There are many active investigations related to Trump and his family. The Mar-a-Lago records are being investigated by the Justice Department.

In Georgia, a federal grand jury has been impaneled as part of a probe into efforts by Trump and others to meddle in that state's election in 2020. The Trump Organization is being investigated by the New York attorney general.

The Justice Department and Attorney General Garland are being unfairly targeted by other Republicans.

The appearance of continued partisanship by the Justice Department must be addressed after years of FBI agents acting on political motivation.

Attorney General Garland must give a full accounting to the American people as to why this action was taken and he must do so immediately.

It was the former vice president who referred to Trump in the statement. Since he resisted the ex-presidents calls for him to challenge Biden in the 2020 election, Trump and his supporters have castigated him.

The legal theory pushed by Trump and his allies was rejected by the Vice President. They said the vice president had the power to change the results of the electoral college.

Thousands of Trump supporters descended on the Capitol, storming the building, after Pence refused to throw out the electoral votes. Congress was delayed by the riot and was unable to confirm Biden's victory over Trump.

According to the House select committee, Pence was in danger on January 6.

A police car is seen outside former US President Donald Trump’s residence in Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida on August 8, 2022.

In February, the vice president said that he thought Trump was wrong to think that he could ignore the results of the election.

The idea that anyone could choose the American president is un-American.

As of Tuesday afternoon, McConnell was noticeably silent on the raid.

Many of Trump's GOP allies showed outrage towards the Justice Department after Monday's search.

Kevin McCarthy said in a statement that he had seen enough. He said that the DOJ has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politics.

McCarthy promised to investigate the department after Republicans take control of the House.

His statement said that Attorney General Garland needed to clear his calendar.

McCarthy was a vocal Trump supporter.

If the FBI can raid the president, imagine what they would do to him.

Lindsey Graham said that launching an investigation of a former president is beyond problematic.

The Biden administration was accused of perspiring against political enemies by two Republican senators.