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Trump's mishandling of classified docs just got tougher to defend
MSNBC—-FAKE news ^ | 02/11/2022 | Benen

Posted on 02/11/2022 6:41:54 AM PST by Phoenix8

As the public learned this week about Donald Trump “improperly removing” White House documents, the former president’s aides characterized the records as largely trivial. The Republican’s team told The Washington Post that the items that found their way to Mar-a-Lago “included correspondence with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which Trump once described as ‘love letters,’ as well as a letter left for Trump by President Barack Obama.”

The explanation wasn’t especially credible at the time, and soon after, it started unraveling. For one thing, the controversy wasn’t about a handful of records; it was about 15 boxes filled with documents Trump wasn’t supposed to take. For another, the materials weren’t just harmless keepsakes; they reportedly included sensitive records believed to be classified.

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My son, sadly, is a liberal but he is a good indicator of the trends on the left as he follows MSM closely. He is all up in arms about this so I think it might need discussion.

Obviously the real intent is to smear him and using this go to the real target which is to convince the low information voters to stay home in the mid-term elections coming up or even better vote Democratic.

So are there any effective articles countering this or is Trump caught on a scandal? There are many article on the left but few I can find on the conservative side.

1 posted on 02/11/2022 6:41:54 AM PST by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8

Hillary Clinton was unavailable for comment.


2 posted on 02/11/2022 6:43:23 AM PST by ClearCase_guy ("If you see something, say something"? I see people dying from vaccines.)
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To: Phoenix8

My daughter is the same way. Respectfully, they are brainwashed fools. You can feed them logic all day in vain. Whatever story you give him will be twisted, dismissed, and thrown back at you.


3 posted on 02/11/2022 6:44:04 AM PST by Luke21
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To: Phoenix8

Damn they’re scared if this man.


4 posted on 02/11/2022 6:44:18 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: Phoenix8

When Hillary’s various ‘mishandlings’ of documents are addressed I might begin to give a crap about DJT’s ‘mishandling’ of documents.


5 posted on 02/11/2022 6:44:56 AM PST by skeeter
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To: ClearCase_guy

Hillary is busy working on her acceptance speach.......that she’ll never be able to read


6 posted on 02/11/2022 6:46:13 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: Phoenix8

Is tossing n0bama’s note to Trump in the wastebasket considered mishandling of a classified document?


7 posted on 02/11/2022 6:47:13 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Phoenix8

Your son is a leftist and my own kid went through that so I understand, but that is no barometer of the country’s sentiment.

Couldn’t care less about these documents.

Your son may not care about the border or critical race theory or decriminalizing things and abolishing police, or inflation or freedom from vaccines- but most Americans do.

We have a criminal administration bringing in millions of invaders and flooding the country with drugs. Your son needs to wake up.


8 posted on 02/11/2022 6:47:30 AM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Phoenix8

And welcome to Free Republic.


9 posted on 02/11/2022 6:49:04 AM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Phoenix8

I will bet your son son was ALL RILED UP over the Russian hoax also, the Libs will grab onto ANYTHING this is a nothing burger AGAIN!!! It is absolutely KILLING them that they can’t destroy him his base is SO LOYAL they can’t understand his popularity they ALL HAVE Trump derangement syndrome!! WE ALL will NEVER give up on him because of his fight, blatant honesty and work ethic he is ONE OF A KIND and they can’t stand it!!!


10 posted on 02/11/2022 6:49:47 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Phoenix8

If Clinton taught us anything it is that if you pile too much on one person people will just ignore it all.

At this point in time nothing the Democrats (and media) can say or do will change anyone’s mind about Trump.

If they want to go down this rabbit hole they are opening up every past (and future) President with the same charge.

This is what I find amazing about the left. Their vision has become so myopic concerning Trump they do not understand that the bar they set for him will eventually be used to judge Democrats.


11 posted on 02/11/2022 6:50:17 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Phoenix8

Tell your son about the tales of Hillary Clinton. Remember the Rose Law Firm records that showed up after 2 years? Or how she removed and mishandled classified documents when she was SoS? Ask your son if he GAF then. If he’s a good little liberal, he’ll say this is different/worse. But he’d be wrong. And BTW, nothing happened to Hillary, just like nothing will happen to Trump.


12 posted on 02/11/2022 6:51:06 AM PST by Prince of Space ( Let’s go, Brandon! )
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To: ClearCase_guy

until they charge him its just the MSM lying again. Once they charge him for it then its a political conspiracy to remove a threat to the status quo.


13 posted on 02/11/2022 6:51:06 AM PST by NicoDon
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To: CIB-173RDABN

“they do not understand that the bar they set for him will eventually be used to judge Democrats.”

No; that never will happen. RATs never are judged by the GOP, as the GOP is a bunch of wusses.


14 posted on 02/11/2022 6:52:08 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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Why is this posted?


15 posted on 02/11/2022 6:52:17 AM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: skeeter

Actually, your comment just made me think of the Durham investigation. Perhaps this is going to be the excuse or cover the leftists use to prevent her being charged.


16 posted on 02/11/2022 6:52:45 AM PST by NicoDon
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To: Williams

My poor daughter! I worked hard to cram my way of thinking into her when she was very little. And it worked! I didn’t necessarily tell her what to think. I pointed out things and asked a ton of questions. I knew when she would be challenged later in life she would need to know how to think for herself without me. I don’t know how to turn a kid around when they are older except to not support them financially so that reality hits them in the face. These kids have been so coddled and sheltered they think the world is soft and cushy. We can’t add to that if we care about them. We had to do that with my brother too and he has turned around a little. We are still working on him. Good luck!!!


17 posted on 02/11/2022 6:53:00 AM PST by sorrisi (CAP spending and TRADE Congress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Phoenix8

The real intent is to jail him. So sad the left thinks all their worries will be gone if they succeed.


18 posted on 02/11/2022 6:53:04 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Democrats didn’t care first.


19 posted on 02/11/2022 6:54:41 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Phoenix8

“Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. Prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before bringing charges. There are obvious considerations, like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent. Responsible decisions also consider the context of a person’s actions, and how similar situations have been handled in the past.”

Trump defense lawyer, James Comey


20 posted on 02/11/2022 6:55:19 AM PST by Golden Eagle (What's in YOUR injection? You really have no way of knowing.)
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