Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cited the FBI’s raid on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort when asked about Trump’s statement on former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s death.
Trump is receiving backlash for saying he’s “glad” Mueller died at 81, saying the former director “can no longer hurt innocent people” on Truth Social. Bessent said Sunday he watched footage of “what may have been an illegal raid” on Mar-a-Lago when asked about the appropriateness of Trump’s remark.
“[The FBI was] going through his wife’s wardrobe, and I watched the look in his eye, and I think that neither one of us can understand what has been done to the president and to his family,” Bessent said on NBC’s Meet the Press.
ROBERT MUELLER HAS DIED AT 81, TRUMP SAYS HE’S ‘GLAD’
NBC’s Kristen Welker said Mueller did not order the raid on Mar-a-Lago, and pressed Bessent on whether it’s appropriate for the president
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