Trump slams FBI for entering son Barron’s personal area in 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid: 'That was a disgrace'

Donald Trump alleged that FBI agents had gone into Melania's area and into his young son Barron's area, calling their actions a disgrace
Donald Trump took a jab at federal agents for invading his son Barron Trump’s personal area during the 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid (Getty Images)
Donald Trump took a jab at federal agents for invading his son Barron Trump’s personal area during the 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid (Getty Images)


 

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump took a jab at federal agents on Monday, August 25, accusing them of invading Barron Trump’s personal space during the Mar-a-Lago raid in 2022.

The FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago three years ago was part of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of classified documents, an inquiry that was later dropped.

Trump says what federal agents did 'was a disgrace'

During a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Trump was asked whether more raids could follow after agents searched former National Security Advisor John Bolton's Maryland home on August 22.

A reporter asked, "Are more raids like the one on John Bolton's house coming?"

"I don't know. You'd have to ask the Department of Justice," Trump replied. He added, "They raided my house, I can tell you that. They did a big raid on my house," referring to the dropped investigation against him.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists after signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Furthering his federal takeover of the capital city’s law enforcement, Trump signed orders ending cashless bail in the District of Columbia, mandating prosecution for people who desecrate the American flag -- including by burning it -- and other orders. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump talks to journalists after signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025, in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing, branding the investigation a "witch hunt."

On August 25, he claimed agents "took away everything that wasn't pinned down, and they took some of that too." He continued, "No, they raided Mar-a-Lago. They started that. There were bad people that we had in our government before they raided Mar-a-Lago."

PALM BEACH, FL - JANUARY 11:  The Atlantic Ocean is seen adjacent to President Donald Trump's beach
The Atlantic Ocean is seen adjacent to President Donald Trump's beach front Mar-a-Lago resort, also sometimes called his Winter White House, the day after Florida received an exemption from the Trump Administration's newly announced ocean drilling plan on January 11, 2018 in Palm Beach, Florida (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) 

He further alleged that agents "went into my wife's area. They went into my son's area, my young son, and what they did was a disgrace."

Reflecting on the raid, Trump remarked, "But how did it work out? Where? Oh, I see, we're in the Oval Office."

Trump then quipped, "I guess it didn't work out too well for them, did it? They are bad people. They're sick. They're sick people and they came in with their guns into Mar-a-Lago and like 98 people."

Trump reveals Melania's reaction to FBI's raid

On August 22, Donald Trump shared how his wife, Melania Trump, reacted after noticing things out of place following the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago. He made the remarks while answering questions about the agency’s search of John Bolton’s home.

As he addressed the media, Trump said, "But my house was raided also – called Mar-a-Lago. They went through everything they could including my son's room,  and my wife's area, they went through her drawers as the expression goes."

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - JANUARY 18: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and their son Barron board a U.S. Air Force aircraft en route to Dulles, Virginia on January 18, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump and Vice President-elect former Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) will be sworn in on January 20. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and their son Barron board a US Air Force aircraft en route to Dulles, Virginia, on January 18, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Florida (Michael M Santiago/Getty Images)

He added, "They went through everything you could imagine. And when she came back she said... she's very neat you know, she's meticulous. She looked and she said 'woo'. This isn't the way she had it so you know, it isn't a good feeling, I know the feeling."

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