# FBI Search and Seizure at Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence, August 8, 2022, Case Dismissed July 15, 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 8, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329 "2022-08-08T23:18:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1041
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1041 "2022-08-14T23:24:05Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > what’s to stop the DOJ tying Trump up in retrials for years until he either dies or pleads? Sound like harassment to me. The serious answers to your question are: 1. The value system of the career prosecutors. 2. Public opinion. > [@Riemann](#): > > And in a criminal trial, the defendant must be present, he can’t be playing golf while his lawyers handle it. Googling, it seems that lawyers don’t like it, but the defendant can make a plea and then waive the right to attend the trial. One concern I have is that he can’t get a fair trial due to massive prejudicial pre-trial publicity. This thread is not reassuring in that respect. Also, there’s a timing problem in that he plans to run for office again. This will probably cause any trial to be delayed for fear of interfering with an election. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329)._