Republican Missouri Sen. Eric Schmidt ripped the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s “two tiers of justice” Tuesday on Fox News after authorizing the use of “deadly force” for the 2022 raid of Mar-A-Lago.
Schmidt appeared on “The Ingraham Angle” to discuss the recent release of a new court filing showing that the FBI’s mission guideline for the raid on Mar-A-Lago in August 2022 allowed the federal agency the “use of deadly force” if needed. Fox host Laura Ingraham questioned Schmidt on the sign-off of the guidelines, comparing it to the discovery of classified documents found within President Joe Biden’s garage. (RELATED: Trump Motions To Dismiss Classified Docs Case Based On ‘Unconstitutional’ Mar-A-Lago Raid, ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct’)
“I mean, Laura, if you ever needed any more evidence about the two tiers of justice you compare this authorization of deadly force of the former president versus essentially the kid gloves they put on for Joe Biden who had classified materials from his Senate days in a garage where Hunter Biden shares who is compromised by foreign governments,” Schmidt stated. “They treated these very differently. This is just sort of like the explanation of –”
