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"Republicans are up in arms over the FBI's raid of President Trump's home, and they're pressuring the Department of Justice to explain the reasons for the search. They're also calling for investigations into the FBI and the DOJ. 
The FBI's unprecedented targeting of a former president by his successor's administration is fueling speculation about the 2024 presidential race. Republican leaders say it could lead Trump to announce his candidacy sooner, rather than later."

FBI Has Reestablished Trump as the Alpha Dog in the Republican Party
National Review (opinion)

"There was a time when having one’s home searched by federal law enforcement would trigger talk about the end of somebody’s political career. But it is a testament to what a bizarre moment in American history we are in that it may very well mark the informal launch of a presidential candidacy."

ABC News

"There is an uptick in violent threats against rank and file FBI agents in the wake of the raid, senior law enforcement officials told ABC News. While not directly addressing those threats, Wray said any threat against law enforcement is cause for concern. 'Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter what anyone is upset about,' Wray said."
 

"We don’t know exactly what the FBI was looking for at Mar-a-Lago. We don’t know what was found. What we must acknowledge—even those of us who believe Trump has committed crimes, in some cases brazenly so, and deserves full prosecution under the law—is that bringing him to justice could have some awful consequences."

Newsweek

"The officials, who have direct knowledge of the FBI's deliberations and were granted anonymity in order to discuss sensitive matters, said the raid of Donald Trump's Florida residence was deliberately timed to occur when the former president was away."

What the Mar-a-Lago search portends for the US, and a president
Christian Science Monitor (analysis)

"The FBI took an unprecedented step of searching a former president’s residence. To Trump supporters, it smacked of political retribution. To opponents, the search – which a judge signed off on – shows that no one is above the law."