Donald Trump, who would dream of being the new president of the United States, deplored Monday evening the holding of a search carried out by the FBI in his Florida residence.
The former president, already targeted by several judicial investigations concerning in particular his contribution to the assault on the capitol on January 6, 2020 and his desire to rig the presidential election in 2019, openly denounces "
political persecution
".
What is the actual risk?
Answers with Nicole Bacharan, historian and political scientist specializing in the United States.
LE FIGARO. - Within the framework of which investigation did this search take place?
Nicole BACHARAN
.
- It's still not very clear.
The investigation is a priori aimed at the illegal detention of presidential documents at the home of Donald Trump.
Since the Watergate affair under Richard Nixon, the slightest paper, e-mail, telephone call produced by the president or his government complies with strict storage and filing rules.
None…
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