FBI’s Trump Raid a Defining Moment for America, Critics Say

Security officers guard the entrance to the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building & Courthouse as the court holds a hearing to determine if the affidavit used by the FBI as justification for last week's search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate should be unsealed, at the US District Courthouse for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach, Fla., on August 18, 2022. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

News Analysis

The Aug. 8 raid on Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago was a defining moment for the United States. Never before has the home of a former president been searched by federal police. For many Americans, it was the last straw, the act that broke their trust in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI.