President Trump questioned whether someone tipped off CNN to be present at his former associate Roger Stone’s home when he was arrested early Friday morning.

“Greatest Witch Hunt in the History of our Country! NO COLLUSION! Border Coyotes, Drug Dealers and Human Traffickers are treated better. Who alerted CNN to be there?” Trump posted to Twitter Friday.



Greatest Witch Hunt in the History of our Country! NO COLLUSION! Border Coyotes, Drug Dealers and Human Traffickers are treated better. Who alerted CNN to be there? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2019



Just after 6 a.m. Friday, armed FBI agents raided Stone’s Fort Lauderdale, Fla., home, claiming to have a warrant.

Stone was taken into custody and indicted on seven charges, including obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and lying to Congress.

A CNN camera crew was there to capture the moment when the FBI agents descended on Stone’s home and banged on his door yelling, “FBI, open the door. FBI, warrant.”

CNN producer David Shortell credited "reporter's instinct" for why he and a camera crew were staked out at Stone's home. "The whole Russia team thought maybe something was happening" because of "unusual grand jury activity in Washington, D.C.," Shortell said Friday.



CNN's @davidgshortell was on the ground when Roger Stone was arrested in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., this morning. He says he was monitoring the situation because of "unusual grand jury activity in Washington D.C. yesterday." https://t.co/Ljjyb8zTVN pic.twitter.com/O5rSFqbOcZ — New Day (@NewDay) January 25, 2019



Trump said that Stone was being treated worse than those entering the country illegally from the southern border.

The dozen agents who arrested Stone and surrounded his home are not currently being paid in light of the continuing government shutdown — a shutdown that continues because Democrats will not agree to pass a bill that includes money to build a border wall.

Trump maintains that a border wall is needed to ensure national security and stop drug dealers and human traffickers from easily entering the U.S.