Trump Cries ‘Political Persecution’ as He Threatens to Sue DOJ for $100M

Donald Trump’s legal team revealed Monday that the former president is looking for a $100 million payday from the federal government over one of his criminal indictments.

A memo said Trump plans to sue the Department of Justice on allegations it practiced “political persecution” when it raided Mar-a-Lago and allegedly recovered classified documents he snuck out of the White House in 2021.

Trump’s Florida case was dismissed in July, with Judge Aileen Cannon writing that she tossed the case because the feds’ appointment of special prosecutor Jack Smith was illegal.

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