'Deadly force' rules for Mar-a-Lago search were boilerplate, not assassination OK | Fact check

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : The claim: 'Biden's DOJ gave the FBI authority to assassinate' Trump in Mar-A-Lago searchA May 21 Facebook post (direct link, archive link ) makes a heavy allegation about what the FBI was authorized to do when serving a warrant in August 2022 on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.
36% : The search was also scheduled for a time when Trump was not at Mar-a-Lago.
35% : "Newly released files show the FBI was given clearance, by Merrick Garland, to use lethal force against Trump, his family, and the Secret Service during the Mar-A-Lago raid," the post reads.
32% : "This echoes a claim made by Trump that the FBI documents "authorized the FBI to use deadly lethal force" in the raid.
30% : "Trump was not present at Mar-a-Lago during the search and Steven D'Antuono, a former FBI assistant director, previously testified to the House Judiciary Committee that was by design.
29% : Documents released in the case referenced "deadly force," prompting a flurry of claims across conservative social media, as well as claims by Trump himself and U.S. Reps.
27% : Document explains limits on use of deadly forceThe FBI searched Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, 2022, to recover documents Trump had taken from the White House after his presidency.
20% : Fact check: No, Biden did not back out of debates with Trump in May 2024An FBI statement further emphasized that the deadly force language was routine.

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