After lying that President Joe Biden and the Department of Justice conspired to assassinate Donald Trump during a 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida is refusing to walk back his claims.
During an interview on CNN Thursday night, Donalds repeatedly tried to change the subject when pressed by host Abby Phillip.
Donalds wrote on social media, “Newly-released court documents reveal that Joe Biden’s DOJ authorized the use of DEADLY FORCE in its raid of President Trump’s home.”
The FBI called this claim “patently false.”
The language in the search warrant regarding the use of deadly force “is part of the standard operations plan for searches,” Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters during a press conference Thursday. “In fact, it was even used in the consensual search of President Biden’s home.”
When asked whether or not he will acknowledge the falsehood of his conspiracy claim, Donalds provided a series of nonanswers, including offensive remarks about Biden and claims that he’s using the DOJ as political ammunition against Trump.
“I’m telling you, we are witnessing a weaponization of the Department of Justice against a political rival,” he said.
“It’s a simple question of whether the raid was carried out in a way that was standard operating procedure for the FBI,” Phillip said. “Why would you insinuate that that was some kind of attempt at former President Trump’s life?”
In response, Donalds calls back to a super timely GOP talking point: Hillary Clinton’s emails.
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