Donald Trump attacked Sunday’s FBI Mar-a-Lago Search and shared QAnon posts from Truth Social, a social network app backed his technology and media company.
In the Stream of messagesTrump called the search “a” “WITCH HUNT,”And complained “the whole World was watching as the FBI rummaged through the house, including the former First Lady’s closets (and clothing!), alone and unchecked.”
He also repeated the unsubstantiated claim that the FBI planted information, anAssertion CNN’s Daniel Dale condemned as “totally untrue” when he fact-checked Trump’s many claims.
Among Trump’s comments PostTruth: He requested that the FBI return documents that he claimed were protected by executive and attorney privileges. These documents were apparently seized during the search.
“By copy of this TRUTH, I respectfully request that these documents be immediately returned to the location from which they were taken,”He wrote.
On the platform, Trump also shared — or “retruthed,” as he put it — posts from accounts with names referencing QAnon or alt-right groups, including a post from “WWG1WGA.”The abbreviation of a phrase “where we go one, we go all,”According to QAnon, this is a rallying cry. CBS News.
Trump also circulated another post from an account called “We The Pepe,”This meme refers to a meme called Pepe The Frog. ADL DesignatedThe meme was later used as a hate icon in racist, antisemitic, and other bigoted contexts.
Dale was quick to respond. fact-checked Trump’s claims that the FBI planted evidence in the Florida residence, which has been gaining traction for Trump allies who baselessly argue that the documents he had were declassified and/or planted by the FBI.
“They’re throwing everything at the wall,”Dale said. “There’s no basis for any of this. This idea of planted evidence has been conjured out of thin air.”
