Trump falsely says Biden was 'locked & loaded and ready to take me out' in Mar-a-Lago search

Former President Trump falsely claimed in a fundraising email that President Biden was “locked & loaded and ready to take me out” — twisting standard language from documents prepared as law enforcement readied to search Mar-a-Lago for classified records.

Trump's comment plucks from court filings a policy statement prepared by law enforcement that lays out protocol for the search.

In reality, the statement allows deadly force “only when necessary,” such as when someone...