"The country is in a very dangerous position. There is tremendous anger like I've never seen before, over all of the scams, and this new one, years of scams and witch hunts, and now this," Mr Trump told Fox News Digital.
The former president told the outlet that he "will do whatever" he can "to help the country", adding that the "temperature has to be brought down". Trump supporters and his GOP allies reacted with outrage following the search of Mar-a-Lago by the FBI last week.
Mr Trump said Americans are "not going to stand for another scam" as the unsealed search warrant revealed that he's being investigated for obstruction of justice and possible violations of the Espionage Act, as well as other offences.
The FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents at Mar-a Lago, Mr Trump's Florida residence and private club. Some of the documents were marked as top secret, with some of the documents only meant to be viewed in a secure government facility. Mr Trump has claimed that the documents had been declassified.
Speaking to Fox News yesterday, Mr Trump said that his aides had contacted the Department of Justice to inquire if the former commander-in-chief could be of any help as supporters of the former president shared their fury at the search.
Federal agents have faced threats of violence following the raid. A 42-year-old man was killed during a standoff with law enforcement after he attacked agents at the FBI field office in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In a joint bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI said that "on 11 August 2022, Ricky Shiffer, Jr, wearing a technical vest and armed with an AR-style rifle and a nail gun, attempted to forcibly enter the FBI's Cincinnati Field Office. When uniformed officers responded to Shiffer's attempt to break a glass barrier, he fled the scene".
This story is from the August 16, 2022 edition of The Independent.
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