Former President Donald Trump sent a message to Attorney General Merrick Garland shortly before Garland’s Thursday comments about the raid on Trump’s estate in the Mar-a-Lago community in South Florida, according to a new report.
Trump’s message, reported by The New York Times on Saturday citing “a person familiar with the exchange,” came after days of outrage over the Monday raid, and was reported to the Times by what the Times said was “a person familiar with the exchange.
“The country is on fire,” Trump told Garland, in a message passed along by “a person close to Mr. Trump,” according to the Times. “What can I do to reduce the heat?”
If a reply was made, the Times did not report upon it.
On Saturday, Fox News reported that during the raid, FBI agents grabbed boxes of records covered by attorney-client privilege.
The report, which cited “sources familiar with the investigation” who were not named, also said some records seized were potentially covered by executive privilege.
The report said the Justice Department rejected the request of the former president’s attorneys for the appointment of an independent special master to review the records
Time to Lock Up Garland !!!!
I find this very hard to believe. Trump would not be so passive. Why would he even want to reduce the heat? He thrives on heat and that is a good thing and what makes him a strong leader.