FBI Responds to ‘Deadly Force’ Claims About Mar-a-Lago Raid

The FBI responded to claims that its agents were armed and were authorized to use deadly force.

Local law enforcement officers are seen in front of the home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 9, 2022. Giorgio Viera / AFP via Getty Images

The FBI responded to claims that its agents were armed and were authorized to use deadly force during a search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in 2022.

The law enforcement bureau told The Epoch Times on Wednesday that its agents followed standard protocol, including “a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force.”