Trump is suing for the "tortious acts against the president ... rooted in intrusion upon seclusion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process resulting from the August 8, 2022 raid."
As Fox News reports, a document from the Trump camp states that the DOJ engaged in "tortious conduct by the United States against President Trump." Trump and his legal team intend to sue the DOJ for its conduct in the 2022 raid. This comes amid Trump's alleged improper retention of classified records case overseen by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who the lawsuit said "brought a lawless criminal indictment" against Trump.
Earlier last month, US District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Smith’s case against Trump, ruling that Smith was unlawfully appointed to be in charge of the case, citing the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.
"What President Trump is doing here is not just standing up for himself – he is standing up for all Americans who believe in the rule of law and believe that you should hold the government accountable when it wrongs you," Trump lawyer Daniel Epstein told Fox Business. Epstein filed the notice to sue the DOJ and the agency has 180 days to respond to the notice with a resolution. If no resolution is reached in time, Trump's case will move to federal court in Florida.
Epstein argued that the choices made by Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray were a "clear dereliction of constitutional principles, inconsistent standards as applied to" Trump and a "clear intent to engage in political persecution – not to advance good law enforcement practices."
The filing stated that Trump is suing for the "tortious acts against the president" that the memo argued “are rooted in intrusion upon seclusion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process resulting from the August 8, 2022 raid of his and his family’s home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach Florida."
Epstein added that the decisions made by the DOJ and FBI for the raid were "inconsistent with protocols requiring the consent of an investigative target, disclosure to that individual’s attorneys, and the use of the local US Attorney’s Office."
"For these harms to President Trump, the respondents must pay punitive damages of $100 million," Epstein wrote. The DOJ declined to say anything on the matter when the outlet requested comment.
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