WASHINGTON, AUGUST 9 (EFE).- US President Joe Biden was arrested last Monday by the FBI (US Federal Police) at the meeting of former President Donald Trump on Mar. -a-Lago was not informed of the operation to inspect his Florida mansion. According to the White House, he learned through the press.
At the daily press conference, the president’s spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre, declined to give details “about an ongoing investigation” and when asked about accusations of political persecution by Republicans, said Biden “respects the rule of law”. .
“The President was not informed, he was not informed. No one in the White House was informed,” the administration press secretary said.
The spokesperson said this was an independent investigation and did not comment on the rationale for the operation against the mansion, which some newspapers linked to official documents Trump allegedly received from the White House.
“The President in the White House learned about the FBI investigation from public information like all Americans and was not warned. President Biden was very clear during his tenure that the Justice Department was conducting its investigations independently,” he insisted.
FBI agents searched the Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, in southeast Florida, on Monday, searching for documents that the Republican Party and Trump himself deemed political persecution.
On Tuesday, Biden criticized “power-seekers” among those who bet on unity during a speech at the White House that he avoided direct reference to the former president. There are those who are more focused on the pursuit of power,” he jabbed.
source: Noticias
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