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.