Yup

Trump decided it was in his interest to announce the DOJ search; the government played this by the book by doing this as quietly as possible. And not publicizing his being investigated.

— Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_) August 9, 2022

And all the little puppets jumped and howled accordingly:

Attorney General Garland: preserve your documents and clear your calendar. pic.twitter.com/dStAjnwbAT

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 9, 2022

Then again, what did we expect?

I feel some commentary is warranted here about how Mrs. Clinton has searched for and seized the perfect moment to promote these items https://t.co/wdcRvh6lH0

— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) August 9, 2022

Pictures, worth thousands of words:

From Facebook pic.twitter.com/q069fM8g0J

— DarkTimesHat (@Popehat) August 9, 2022

Donald Trump has a copy of the search warrant. He’d show us the warrant if he were so wronged. Show it or shut it.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 9, 2022

What? And give up show biz? (Besides, assumes he can read; facts not in evidence, as they say.)

'Not one more damn penny': Matt Gaetz threatens to defund law enforcement over FBI raid on Trump https://t.co/cApyPqxtBs

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 9, 2022

I love how "Defund the Police" is okay when white people say it. Well, the right white people. And here we pause in the tweet collection to point out that, once again, the GOP is projecting like a cineplex:

"They just wanted to storm the place like the East German Stasi," the congressman insisted. "This is in my opinion the most defining moment of the Joe Biden presidency. Before this, it would have been Afghanistan."

Gaetz suggested that Biden was behind the raid that occurred after Democrats "got their polling back" on the Inflation Reduction Act.

"At the same time, they see that we are closing in on Hunter Biden," he said. "We're going to be able to pull those investigative threads with subpoena power."

"So if that's the diagnosis, my assessment that the antidote has to be not one more damn penny for this administrative state that has been weaponized against our people in a very fascist way," Gaetz threatened. "They want to ensure that they centralize their power and so it's my perspective that, you know, if they want to limit the choices of voters with this performative activity then we ought to limit the resources that they have to be able to execute on it."

So give the GOP half a chance (the House), and they will weaponize government against....their enemies? Given the action complained of required the involvement of a "neutral magistrate," can we expect the courts again to limit the damage the GOP can do? The Democrats needs to ask the electorate: do you want to defund the FBI? Do you want two more years of "Benghazi! Benghazi!"?

PURGE THE APOSTATES! https://t.co/55pE5J9KFu

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 9, 2022

I mean, it's not like the GOP is hiding the ball on this.

raid my house if there's evidence I'm involved in crimes? https://t.co/hwkxL0CpGk

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 9, 2022

Prove we are government of laws and not of persons? Not if the GOP has its way.

Democrats:
Lowered prescription drug prices
Reduced tax burden on the middle class
Took action on Climate Change

Republicans:
Voted to keep insulin prices sky high
Aim to increase taxes on the middle class
Led a mob to attack our Capitol

Which America do you want to live in? pic.twitter.com/hKezIhPpqc

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 9, 2022

And back to the subject o' the day:

Our homes were never raided by the FBI. pic.twitter.com/ahZ7crvu7c

— jill 🇺🇦 (@ctownoh) August 9, 2022

And, of course, follow the money:

Deleted this because a Trump adviser says it’s not his entity doing the fundraising, appears to be rnc pic.twitter.com/LbBPhEsXJs

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 9, 2022

Give 'im a minute:

looks like Trump is now: https://t.co/28tWGycTwl pic.twitter.com/9aRx22HKRV

— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) August 9, 2022

Well, because of this:

The United States must explain what signals Mar-a-Lago gave it that justified the FBI reaching our and grasping the supple bosom of Trump's sanctuary. https://t.co/NakAuLalim

— DarkTimesHat (@Popehat) August 9, 2022

Now I have to include this (have to!, you understand! Have to!)

I’m automatically attracted to Mar-A-Lago— I just start raiding it, it’s like a magnet. Just raid. I don’t even wait. And when you’re FBI, they let you do it. You can do anything, grab 'em by the warrant…

— Roe Roe Roe your vote (@KylieInCali84) August 9, 2022