Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower to meet with New York Attorney General Letitia James for a civil investigation on August 10, 2022 in New York City. (James Devaney/GC Images)
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Meanwhile, on Fox News, another Trump lawyer, Alina Habba, floated the very same idea. “Quite frankly I am concerned that they may have planted something,” she claimed, without any evidence to back up her allegation.
Later on Tuesday, during an appearance on the show of uber-conspiracist Alex Jones, Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon said that the search was in fact “a fishing expedition, or even, a planting expedition. I wouldn’t put it past them to have planted stuff.” Again, Bannon had no evidence to back up these claims, and went even further to claim the FBI action was part of a “deep state” plot to assassinate Trump.Back on Fox News, host Jesse Watters was not holding back, claiming—without proof, naturally—that we know the FBI “doctor evidence! We know they plant evidence!”
Appearing alongside Watters at the time was Senate Minority Leader and staunch Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham. But rather than defend the integrity of the country’s law enforcement agents, instead, the South Carolina senator just nodded along and said: “Sure.” Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.