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Some Republicans Present an Argument in Defense of Trump That Is Slightly More Restrained

On Sunday, Republicans continued to defend former President Donald J. Trump, in spite of an unprecedented F.B.I. search of his home in Florida. This action revealed deep cracks in the party's support for law enforcement in the midst of a federal investigation into Mr. Trump's handling of top secret documents.

Almost immediately after the search, Republican members of Congress, including members of the leadership, displayed a furious reaction and began making accusations against the most prominent law enforcement organizations in the country. Some have advocated for the defunding or destruction of the FBI, while others have linked it to the secret police that the Nazis employed, using terminology such as "gestapo" and "tyrants."

On Sunday, some moderate members of the party criticized their more conservative colleagues for the anti-law enforcement rhetoric that they had been using. They said that it is possible to defend Mr. Trump while simultaneously monitoring the Justice Department.

The release of the affidavit that supported the search warrant that was executed the previous Monday has been demanded by a number of Republican lawmakers. This document would detail the evidence that persuaded the judge that there was probable cause to believe that a search would turn up evidence of criminal activity. In most cases, such records are not made available to the general public prior to the filing of charges.

The suggestions for a more cautious approach were in response to threats made against police enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security issued an intelligence bulletin to law enforcement across the country on Friday after a shooter opened fire on an FBI office in Cincinnati on Thursday. The bulletin warned of a rise in threats and violent acts, including armed encounters, against law enforcement, judiciary, and government personnel following the search for the shooter.

Around four in the morning on Sunday, another shooter escalated the situation by driving his vehicle into a roadblock that was placed outside the Capitol. According to the Capitol Police, he fired his weapon into the air multiple times before taking his own life after escaping from the burning vehicle.

Friday was the day that a federal judge made public both the search warrant and an inventory of the objects that were removed from the property by federal officials. The list indicates that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) retrieved 11 different sets of secret documents as part of an investigation into possible violations of the Espionage Act as well as two other laws.

Mr. Trump and his supporters have claimed that former President Barack Obama mishandled the situation as well. These claims include the assertions that the judge who agreed to sign the warrant authorised the search was prejudiced, that the F.B.I. may have fabricated evidence, that the documents were protected by attorney-client or executive privilege, and that Mr. Trump had declassified them.

On Saturday, Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, made a plea for the repeal of the Espionage Act, one of the statutes that was one of the impetuses for the probe.

The inconsistent answers, on the other hand, have made it challenging for Republicans to create a unified defense. Many of these Republicans are anxious to win the approval of the former president. They have different opinions on whether or not to target the most prominent law enforcement agencies in the country and on how aggressively to carry out those strikes.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia who has been featured in fund-raising calls made by the National Republican Congressional Committee, has started selling goods with the motto "Defund the FBI."

However, stealing or concealing government information is a criminal under two of the laws that are referenced in the search warrant. This is the case regardless of whether the records in question are relevant to matters of national security. Whether or not the data in question is classified is irrelevant for the purposes of the third clause, which makes it illegal to store for an unauthorized length of time any material that contains restricted national security information.

Both the head of the Republican majority in the Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and the leader of the Republican majority in the House, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, have declared that Mr. Garland is required to offer answers.

Mr. Garland, on the other hand, defended the Justice Department's handling of the matter during a press conference that took place on Thursday.

The White House has been reluctant to comment on the inquiry in order to avoid giving the impression that they are being biased. "We don't get involved." During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," the press secretary for the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre, stated that her office does not receive briefings and that they intend to let Merrick Garland speak for himself and his department.

The leading Republican on the Homeland Security Committee, Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, has asked for an investigation into the activities of Mr. Garland.

In a statement, Mr. Portman said, "Never before has has a former president and potential political opponent to the sitting president faced such a search." "Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation should now demonstrate unprecedented transparency and explain to the American people why they authorized the raid.”

The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on The Daily Cable.

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