Donald Trump: Mar-a-Lago will ‘never be the same’ after FBI wore shoes in bedroom during search
Brian Niemietz
Former President Donald Trump raged on social media Monday morning that FBI agents searching his Florida estate for top secret documents with possible national security implications didn’t first take off their shoes.
“Arrived in Florida last night and had a long and detailed chance to check out the scene of yet another government ‘crime,’ the FBI’s Raid and Break-In of my home, Mar-a-Lago,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Mary Altaffer/)
Federal agents arrived at Trump’s Palm Springs, Fla., home on Aug. 8 with a warrant to retrieve classified information the Justice Department doesn’t believe should have left the White House when the 45th president left office.
In his Monday missive, Trump alleged the FBI violated his Fourth Amendment rights prohibiting “unreasonable” searches and seizures. A Florida federal magistrate judge approved the search of Trump’s home while he was in New Jersey.
An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (Steve Helber/)
“In any event, after what they have done, the place will never be the same,” Trump continued, claiming the domicile had been “ransacked” by “many” law enforcement officials.
“And they didn’t even take off their shoes in my bedroom,” he concluded. “Nice!!”
It’s unclear if that claim is true.
Prior to that message, Trump ranted about the FBI search as he prepared to return to his primary residence in the Sunshine State.
A Trump-appointed judge surprised many legal experts earlier this month by granting his request to allow a special master review materials seized by federal agents. The Justice Department argued that decision, which will slow the investigation, was unnecessary.
Armed Secret Service agents stand outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, late Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe.
Palm Beach Police officers speak near Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, August 8, 2022.
Secret Service agents stand near one of the entrances to Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.
Police direct traffic outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally near his home at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI raided the home to retrieve classified White House documents.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally near his home at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI raided the home to retrieve classified White House documents.
Palm Beach Police officers are seen parked near Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, August 8, 2022.
Media stand outside Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, August 8, 2022.
Palm Beach police officers keep watch near the home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago on August 8, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida.
A man who declined to provide his name stands by a flag expressing support for former President Donald Trump near his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.
Police stand outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla.
A police car is seen outside former US President Donald Trump's residence in Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida on August 8, 2022.
Supporters of former US President Donald Trump stand outside his residence in Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida on August 8, 2022.
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and redacted by in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The Justice Department says it has uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified records at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate.
Pages from a Department of Justice court filing on Aug. 30, 2022, in response to a request from the legal team of former President Donald Trump for a special master to review the documents seized during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, are photographed early Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Included in the filing was a FBI photo of documents that were seized during the search.
Pages from a Department of Justice court filing on Aug. 30, 2022, in response to a request from the legal team of former President Donald Trump for a special master to review the documents seized during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, are photographed early Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
Pages from a Department of Justice court filing on Aug. 30, 2022, in response to a request from the legal team of former President Donald Trump for a special master to review the documents seized during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, are photographed early Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
Pages from a Department of Justice court filing on Aug. 30, 2022, in response to a request from the legal team of former President Donald Trump for a special master to review the documents seized during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, are photographed early Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
Trump, 76, has long been labeled a germaphobe.
According to Politico, several people close to the former president shared their stories of Trump’s disdain for coughing, sneezing or other behaviors that spread germs. He also has an aversion to shaking hands for that reason, that 2019 report said.
