Mar-A-Lago search prompts outrage from some Oklahoma Republicans

“It’s been 24 hours & we’ve heard nothing from DOJ & the FBI,” according to a tweet from U.S. Sen. James Lankford’s account. “This is completely unacceptable. The politicization of DOJ/FBI has gone entirely too far.”

First District Congressman Kevin Hern’s account posted two back-to-back tweets in which he echoes House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s retribution threats:

“Today’s unannounced, politically-motivated raid on President Trump’s home was a reckless move from the Biden Admin & proves how the administrative state has grown dangerously out of control. We (Republicans) MUST take back the House this fall & hold these unelected bureaucrats accountable!”

“Joe Biden campaigned on bringing our country together, but his DOJ just raided the house of his former — and possibly next — political opponent. Now he wants to add 87,000 new IRS agents and wants us to trust him?”

The reference to 87,000 Internal Revenue Service agents involves Democrat plans to beef up enforcement of tax laws.

The longest statement came from 2nd District Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Markwayne Mullin, who says he speaks often to Trump.

“What happened last night at the private residence of (former) President Donald Trump should send chills down every American’s spine,” Mullin said in a written statement. “The motivations for this investigation are overtly suspicious. An invasion like this is absolutely unprecedented. The weaponization and politicization of federal agencies is an attack on our democracy that we have now seen time and time again from the Democrat party in the last decade, from the Clintons to Joe Biden.

“Political opponents have sought to undermine (former) President Trump from the moment he ran for office, all while ignoring actual crime run rampant from their own families,” Mullin continued. “From my post at the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence I will join Ranking Member Mike Turner with every resource we have available to demand immediate action by FBI Director Wray. The American people’s faith in our justice system is at stake.”

Also tweeting a statement was 5th District Congresswoman Stephanie Bice.

“The unprecedented raid on Mar-A-Lago & former President Trump is deeply concerning,” she said. “We must know exactly why this raid occurred. The DOJ & FBI should come to the Hill and provide much needed transparency. It’s vital that we restore the American people’s faith in our institutions.”

Bice, Mullin and Hern voted on Jan. 6, 2021, to hold up certification of the 2020 election results in response to Trump’s unproven and mostly debunked claims of fraud and irregularities.

Lankford had planned to do so but changed his mind after Trump supporters overran the Capitol and threatened the life of Vice President Mike Pence.

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District issued a statement Wednesday.

“The FBI’s unprecedented raid on the home of a former president should concern every American regardless of their political affiliation,” said Cole. “Absent a clear, full and compelling explanation for this extraordinary action, the public will begin to believe that the FBI and the Department of Justice have been deployed against a political opponent of the current Administration for political purposes. Nothing could be more dangerous and inappropriate.

“So far neither the Department of Justice nor the FBI have offered any public explanation or justification for their actions. That must change immediately. I call upon the agencies in question to appear before the appropriate committees in Congress at once to explain their actions and justify this unprecedented move on the part of the FBI. The American people and the Congress deserve a complete accounting of this extraordinary action. So far neither the FBI nor the Department of Justice have chosen to provide one.”

Editor's note: This story was updated after publication to include statements issued Wednesday.