Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
@julie_kelly2
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To recap:
National Archives claimed Trump was withholding government files in violation of PRA. (2 letters including Obama letter to Trump, lol). Trump voluntarily produced 15 boxes to NARA in January 2022. Archivist then told DOJ they found classified docs in boxes.
FBI opened investigation in April 2022. Sent subpoena in May demanding production of files with “classified markings.” Trump lawyers turned over 38 documents to DOJs Jay Bratt.
Bratt/DOJ then sought search warrant based on notion that bc NARA allegedly found classified docs in the 15 boxes there MUST BE classified records in remaining 80 or so White House boxes at Mar-a-Lago (he didn’t pack them btw)
August 8, 2022—FBI conducts 9-hour raid again BASED ON INITIAL CLAIMS BY NARA. Agents abscond with 13,000 items.
Only 102 files allegedly have “classified markings.”
Entire investigation/prosecution rests on NARAs claims under PRA. Now Smith is attempting to distance himself from origins of DOJ case.
What a farce.
4:44 AM · Jul 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/julie_kelly2/status/1679819247457804288
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