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Amish Farm Raided in Pennsylvania Amid Food Safety Investigation

Public Figures Criticize Government Action as Farmer's Lawyer Claims Raid was 'Patently Illegal'

  • Multiple government agencies executed a search warrant on an Amish farm in Pennsylvania, seizing several coolers of products from the farm.
  • The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said it executed the search warrant as part of an investigation into two food-borne illness cases linked to the farm's products.
  • The farmer's attorney argues that the seizure of food was 'patently illegal' and conducted in a 'lawless manner'.
  • Public figures including Donald Trump Jr. and Rep. Thomas Massie have criticized the raid, questioning the focus of law enforcement resources.
  • The farmer, Amos Miller, has been in legal battles with the government for years over food safety regulations and his farm's operation.
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