FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chairman Dana Criswell Mississippi Freedom Caucus 662-469-6242 [email protected] Jackson, MS (August 11, 2022) - In response to the FBI raid on President Trump's private Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago and the political targeting of U.S. House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, the Mississippi Freedom Caucus has issued the following statement: The Mississippi Freedom Caucus is appalled by the apparent political weaponizing of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations in raiding President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home and confiscating Chairman Perry's personal cellphone. As more details emerge in the coming days, we hope to find out why these unannounced actions were deemed appropriate by the directors of the DOJ and FBI and whether President Biden had any direct involvement in what appears to be a politically motivated targeting of former President Trump and the House Freedom Caucus. "First, the unannounced raid on a former US President's private residence is both unprecedented and disgraceful, and now to hear that the FBI is targeting U.S. House Freedom Caucus members is unbelievable," said Mississippi Freedom Caucus Chairman Dana Criswell. "The current administration is making a mockery of our justice system and using law enforcement for politically motivated means. The American people deserve to know the truth behind the justification of the raid and who approved such actions." With the left calling for defunding the police and the Democratic leaders using federal law enforcement as an arm for political means, the Democrats continue to create a mockery of our justice system and of law enforcement. We hope that this situation will be fully investigated by the U.S. House Oversight Committee once Republicans retake the House. These actions, along with the Democrats pushing to add nearly 90,000 additional IRS agents, should frighten any American who stands for conservative values, knowing that they too could be unjustly targeted. The Mississippi Freedom Caucus will continue to fight for Liberty and Justice, and to protect the citizens of the Great State of Mississippi. ### |
