Mainecat Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Trump Had More Than 300 Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago Source: New York Times The initial batch of documents retrieved by the National Archives from former President Donald J. Trump in January included more than 150 marked as classified, a number that ignited intense concern at the Justice Department and helped trigger the criminal investigation that led F.B.I. agents to swoop into Mar-a-Lago this month seeking to recover more, multiple people briefed on the matter said. In total, the government has recovered more than 300 documents with classified markings from Mr. Trump since he left office, the people said: that first batch of documents returned in January, another set provided by Mr. Trump’s aides to the Justice Department in June and the material seized by the F.B.I. in the search this month. The previously unreported volume of the sensitive material found in the former president’s possession in January helps explain why the Justice Department moved so urgently to hunt down any further classified materials he might have. And the extent to which such a large number of highly sensitive documents remained at Mar-a-Lago for months, even as the department sought the return of all material that should have been left in government custody when Mr. Trump left office, suggested to officials that the former president or his aides had been cavalier in handling it, not fully forthcoming with investigators, or both. The specific nature of the sensitive material that Mr. Trump took from the White House remains unclear. But the 15 boxes Mr. Trump turned over to the archives in January, nearly a year after he left office, included documents from the C.I.A., the National Security Agency and the F.B.I. spanning a variety of topics of national security interest, a person briefed on the matter said. Mr. Trump went through the boxes himself in late 2021, according to multiple people briefed on his efforts, before turning them over. The highly sensitive nature of some of the material in the boxes prompted archives officials to refer the matter to the Justice Department, which within months had convened a grand jury investigation. Aides to Mr. Trump turned over a few dozen additional sensitive documents during a visit to Mar-a-Lago by Justice Department officials in early June. At the conclusion of the search this month, officials left with 26 boxes, including 11 sets of material marked as classified, comprising scores of additional documents. One set had the highest level of classification, top secret/sensitive compartmented information. The Justice Department investigation is continuing, suggesting that officials are not certain whether they have recovered all the presidential records that Mr. Trump took with him from the White House. No paywall link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member poopooforme Posted August 23, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 23, 2022 You don't get to say shit about any of this until we get something done about hildogs emails and hunters laptop and emails. Then something like this might actually mattter to the American people. Until then its only seen as a political weapon from the leftys like yourself!! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, poopooforme said: You don't get to say shit about any of this until we get something done about hildogs emails and hunters laptop and emails. Then something like this might actually mattter to the American people. Until then its only seen as a political weapon from the leftys like yourself!! Lol….yeah he actually stole secret documents but yeah those e-mails. Trumps uneducated brain dead yabuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted August 23, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 23, 2022 Good to see the FBI has its leaking taken care of. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted August 23, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just now, Mainecat said: Lol….yeah he actually stole secret documents but yeah those e-mails. Trumps uneducated brain dead yabuts. Stole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 23, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 The ignorance of the left is really just astonishing. ALERT THE PRESS, the POTUS has some classified information. OMG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 In the wake of the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted multiple times that no one in the White House (from Joe Biden all the way down) had any role in the investigation of Trump or knew about the raid. They used the Obama administration’s go-to talking point that they only heard about it through the media. But, according to memos obtained by Just the News, the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to launch the criminal investigation into Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and deny Trump’s claims of executive privilege. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Snake said: In the wake of the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted multiple times that no one in the White House (from Joe Biden all the way down) had any role in the investigation of Trump or knew about the raid. They used the Obama administration’s go-to talking point that they only heard about it through the media. But, according to memos obtained by Just the News, the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to launch the criminal investigation into Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and deny Trump’s claims of executive privilege. Big surprise here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 So he didn’t steal the documents? Trump apologists please explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Mainecat said: So he didn’t steal the documents? Trump apologists please explain. Why is the White House trying to cover up their involvement in this? Hmmmmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mainecat said: So he didn’t steal the documents? Trump apologists please explain. Well, the GSA packed the boxes in question, not Trump aides or staff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, Mainecat said: So he didn’t steal the documents? Trump apologists please explain. Steal? From where and From whom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, Mainecat said: So he didn’t steal the documents? Trump apologists please explain. Anyone but MC, it would have to be an act. You're avi is fitting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 46 minutes ago, Snake said: In the wake of the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted multiple times that no one in the White House (from Joe Biden all the way down) had any role in the investigation of Trump or knew about the raid. They used the Obama administration’s go-to talking point that they only heard about it through the media. But, according to memos obtained by Just the News, the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to launch the criminal investigation into Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and deny Trump’s claims of executive privilege. Another from Just The News, even more whistleblowers coming forward. Don't know who is gonna hang their hat on the credibility of the FBI. Quote FBI field offices in Miami, Salt Lake City, Buffalo and Newark face accusations that their upper management coerced agents to sign false affidavits, inflated terrorism caseloads to improve their apparent performance, engaged in illicit sexual activities, or concealed those of others, according to the Washington Times. “The FBI is completely out of control and its culture and structure needs to change. Not only is the political bias completely out of control and disgustingly obvious, the FBI knows they will not be held accountable for their illegal behavior and misconduct,” said one Whistleblower in a letter to Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Tx) of the House Judiciary Committee. This whistleblower alleged that FBI Director Christopher Wray ignored her allegations of sexual misconduct. https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/more-whistleblowers-come-forward-against-out-control-fbi?utm_source=sf&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twjs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted August 23, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 23, 2022 26 minutes ago, Mainecat said: So he didn’t steal the documents? Trump apologists please explain. No. https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2016/winter/presidential-transitions The records of the Obama administration will be housed in a converted furniture warehouse and showroom in Hoffman Estates, a suburban community about 30 miles northwest of Chicago. The Obama Library will be built in Jackson Park, about 40 miles to the southeast on Chicago’s South Side along Lake Michigan and near the University of Chicago. Repurposed storage facilities are a trademark of temporary library locations. The records from the Reagan administration were housed in a converted pasta factory. For the records of the George H. W. Bush administration, a bowling alley and an adjacent Chinese restaurant were combined to provide space for the records. A former car dealership housed the Clinton records in Little Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Snake said: In the wake of the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted multiple times that no one in the White House (from Joe Biden all the way down) had any role in the investigation of Trump or knew about the raid. They used the Obama administration’s go-to talking point that they only heard about it through the media. But, according to memos obtained by Just the News, the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to launch the criminal investigation into Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and deny Trump’s claims of executive privilege. Fool me once, fool me 13,247 times, some of these fucking podsnapperists still don't get it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 “The White House has spent the last couple of weeks polishing halos and insisting that Team Joe had nothing to do with the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago fishing raid. Once again, the Dems were lying.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Looks like Trump is going make the FBI look really bad again based on precedents set by previous presidents. Time for a major distraction 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 23, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just now, Anler said: Looks like Trump is going make the FBI look really bad again based on precedents set by previous presidents. Time for a major distraction WW3 should work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 minute ago, EvilBird said: WW3 should work Rest assured something along those lines will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I would think anything a former president took would be “classified” and there shouldn’t be classified anything in the government Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 27 minutes ago, Anler said: Rest assured something along those lines will happen. oooofff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted August 23, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) Lying sacks of shit this admin is. Press secretary claims Biden admin learned from the media yet the letter to the Trump team from the head of the NA's says WH counsels office was a part of it. Pretty stupid to make those claims. https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/biden-white-house-facilitated-dojs-criminal-probe-against-trump "On April 11, 2022, the White House Counsel's Office — affirming a request from the Department of Justice supported by an FBI letterhead memorandum — formally transmitted a request that NARA provide the FBI access to the 15 boxes for its review within seven days, with the possibility that the FBI might request copies of specific documents following its review of the boxes," Wall wrote Trump defense attorney Evan Corcoran. That letter revealed Biden empowered the National Archives and Records Administration to waive any claims to executive privilege that Trump might assert to block DOJ from gaining access to the documents. "The Counsel to the President has informed me that, in light of the particular circumstances presented here, President Biden defers to my determination, in consultation with the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, regarding whether or not I should uphold the former President's purported 'protective assertion of executive privilege,'" Wall wrote. "... I have therefore decided not to honor the former President's 'protective' claim of privilege." Edited August 23, 2022 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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