10 things you need to know today: August 9, 2022

Trump says the FBI raided his Florida home, Arbery's killers get 2nd life sentences for hate crime conviction, and more

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1. Trump says FBI searched Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump said Monday that FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate and club in Palm Beach, Florida, and "even broke into my safe!" The operation appeared to focus on material Trump improperly brought with him from the White House, including classified documents. Trump said the search was unnecessary because he was cooperating with federal agencies, claiming it was meant to discourage him from running for president in 2024. "Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries," he said. Trump allies issued calls to "defund" the FBI. The search came as the Justice Department intensifies its parallel investigation into Trump's effort to stay in office despite his election loss.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.