The Republican governor of Texas described the FBI raid on Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as 'next-level Nixonian.'
search on Monday appeared to be part of an investigation into whether the former president took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, according to reports.
Trump disclosed the raid in a lengthy statement, calling it a weaponization of the justice system and an effort to keep him from running for a second term in 2024.Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks with then President Donald Trump during a briefing on hurricane relief efforts in Dallas, Texas, on October 25, 2017. Abbott slammed an FBI raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as"next-level Nixonian.
His comments prompted the ire of the Mothers Against Greg Abbott PAC, which describes itself as a"diverse group of Texans who are a mix of