Federal Prosecutors Launch Grand Jury Investigation Into Trump’s Handling of Classified White House Records Taken to Mar-a-Lago

The Gateway Pundit ^ | May 12, 2022 | Cristina Laila

[Macho MAGA Man]

Prosecutors launched a grand jury investigation into Trump’s handling of classified White House documents stored at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

The National Archives in February asked the Justice Department to investigate Trump’s handling of White House records after it raided Mar-a-Lago in January and took 15 boxes of documents.

The National Archives previously claimed classified records were found in Trump’s boxes at Mar-a-Lago.

“NARA has identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes,” Ferriero wrote, responding to a question from the House, according to CNN. “Because NARA identified classified information in the boxes, NARA staff has been in communication with the Department of Justice.”

The classified material found by the National Archives was stored in the SCIF and it is not unusual for a former president to be in possession of classified documents.

Furthermore, a US president can declassify material at any time.

[Macho MAGA Man]

The witch hunt, in order to derail a Trump comeback, continues.

[cranked]

Indeed. The witchhunt continues ad nauseam.....

[Tell It Right]

[ConservativeInPA]

Yawn. Yet another attempt that will fail. Has Trump been charged with anything yet? Ever? He’s has to be the cleanest man in America.

[Rurudyne]

Lost Clinton emails were probably buried with Berger in a thumb drive hidden in his pants.

[rktman]

Again? IIRC the feds found nothing that was “actionable”. But threaten SCOTUS folks? Meh! Just using their first amendment right?

[Born in 1950]

Without pushback from the Americans he championed.

[TangoLimaSierra]

IIRC he declassified them before he moved them.
Just kinda kept it on the down-low.

[The Iceman Cometh]

IMO, if Trump is pushed out of the way, Desantis wins by an even bigger margin over whatever idiot the Dems put up.

[ocrp1982]

“IIRC he declassified them before he moved them.
Just kinda kept it on the down-low.”
I read an article several weeks ago that said, he did indeed declassify those documents.

[FtrPilot]

The witch hunt, in order to derail a Trump comeback, continues.

WRT classified information, POTUS is the ultimate classification authority. Essentially, he can do anything he wants with classified information. He can declassify and release anything he wants.

[Michael.SF.]

Their attempts to destroy Trump will not end until he is dead.

[Savage Beast]

An ARMY of investigators, lawyers, detectives, so-called "journalists," "whistle-blowers," and anybody else the Democrats can recruit has tried for YEARS to find something--ANYTHING--they can pin on Trump. Everyone of them has come up empty-handed. They're still trying.

Donald Trump has got to be the most squeaky-clean man in the USA--and certainly the cleanest man in US Presidential history!

This is what set 'em off:

"The party's over. I'm going to clean up Washington."
Donald Trump

[Skywise]

I’m not so sure that DeSantis isn’t a GOPe plant to restore “balance” to the swamp.

[rdl6989]

Lol

[Sgt_Schultze]

I don’t want to wait until 2025. I want the MAGA Republican wave in the House to select DHT as the new Speaker of the House

[Mr. Jeeves]

I’m not so sure that DeSantis isn’t a GOPe plant to restore “balance” to the swamp.

If that is true, then there is officially Nothing We Can Do About It - so there is no need to waste all of this time on political angst. :)

[libertylover]

And yet Mrs. Bill Clinton has never been held accountable for giving the Russians, and anyone else who wanted them, thousands of Secret and Top-Secret documents.

[VeniVidiVici]

The classified material found by the National Archives was stored in the SCIF and it is not unusual for a former president to be in possession of classified documents.

I fail to see why this is an issue.

[Don@VB]

Just explain that the files were emailed on his private, insecure server. Not only will charges be dropped, he will get a book deal.