OPINION:
The Democrats and the despicable news media have been giddy with joy since the raid on former President Trump’s home, thinking Trump is guilty of some criminal act before any of the evidence is in.
Before I got into law enforcement many years ago, I had a neighbor whose apartment was raided by the law with a bad warrant. The man was accused by an ex-girlfriend of having some stolen antiques — so the law went in with a warrant that had two items listed and ransacked his apartment, taking out dozens of things. A judge later threw out the case, saying they had violated the Fourth Amendment, and made those involved give back all of the confiscated antiques, none of which was stolen.
One of the first things I learned in the police academy regarding the Fourth Amendment was the section reading, “but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” This refers to specifics.
During the Mar-a-Lago raid, the Justice Department and the FBI were used as hatchet men to violate Trump’s rights under the law. It was reported that the warrant wasn’t completely specific and basically blanketed the whole house, a violation of the Fourth Amendment.
This makes as much sense as open borders and the supposed Inflation Reduction Act, which the Biden administration insists is the solution to our current misery (itself the product of the Biden administration).
You can lie to some of the people some of the time, but you can’t lie to all of the people all of the time.
GREGORY J. TOPLIFF
Warrenville, South Carolina
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