The FBI's execution of a search warrant at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, has received support from over half of registered Americans, according to a new survey from Morning Consult-Politico.
More than 2,000 persons participated in the survey, which was conducted on August 10 and concluded that 49% of voters approved of the search while 37% disapproved of the FBI's activities. 39% of respondents claimed that the search was primarily done to harm Trump's political career.
Politico said that the results highlighted the ongoing partisan differences around the former president- this was to be expected. Republicans made up over 70% of respondents, while Democrats made up only 11%, who feel the search was politically motivated. Furthermore, compared to 16% of Republicans, more than 80% of respondents who identified as Democrats believed the search was related to criminal evidence.
However, in the poll's question about whether they should run for president in 2024, Trump still had an advantage over Joe Biden. 28% of respondents thought Biden should run for re-election, while over 40% supported Trump's candidacy.
Meanwhile, Trump denied on Friday a new Washington Post report that said FBI agents were looking for classified documents related to nuclear weapons, among other things.
Regarding the then-special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, Trump stated on his Truth Social platform, "Nuclear weapons is a hoax, just like Russia, Russia, Russia was a hoax."
Trump added late Thursday night that he wouldn't object to the disclosure of sensitive information pertaining to the FBI search. "Release the documents now!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
"Not only will I not oppose the release of documents related to the unAmerican, unwarranted, and unnecessary raid and break-in of my home in Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago, I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents, even though they have been drawn up by radical left Democrats and possible future political opponents, who have a strong and powerful vested interest in attacking me, much as they have done for the last 6 years," he added.
Hours after Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart issued a ruling on the Department of Justice's request to unseal the warrant and property receipt, Trump made his posts.
Attorney General Merrick Garland acknowledged during a press conference on Thursday that he "personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter."
