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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

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To: Chode
clearly marked as classified...

The fakestream media neglects to mention that former presidents retain their clearance level, and may well receive classified information, or have classified information after their term expires.

Former presidents also have staff, and Secret Service members around them who are involved in handling their materials.

The idea that it would be a problem for a former president to have classified materials is nonsense. It is also nonsense to suggest that all materials related to the presidency stay in the National Archives. Anyone who has visited a presidential library knows that is not true. What would be the point of building presidential libraries if they had nothing in them?

The Reagan Library Archives

Here are the documents from the Reagan White House.

61 posted on 02/11/2022 7:40:28 AM PST by freeandfreezing
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To: Susquehanna Patriot

No


62 posted on 02/11/2022 7:40:39 AM PST by Reily
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To: Phoenix8

If ONE thing in any of those boxes had been been a ‘cover up’ item or even ‘might have been’ - it would have been identified and put on the front page of the Washington Post.

Since that hasn’t happened this is nothing.


63 posted on 02/11/2022 7:42:56 AM PST by GOPJ (Trudeau and Washington 'Elites' willl destory both economies to 'boot our faces'.. eff 'em.)
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To: freeandfreezing

EVERYTHING is classified... it’s a matter of degree


64 posted on 02/11/2022 7:46:43 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: NicoDon

My theory is that Durham won’t get far on documents. The agencies have a great history of not recording key conversations and decisions, ... plausible deniability is sacrosanct. And for those documents that might be very relevant because they are standard operating procedure (e.g. F I B 302 documents, notes on interviewee’s statements) they can (un)surprisingly go “missing”. In addition, the code of silence within the agency is nearly impenetrable. As much as we are frustrated with Durham, it’s easier to successfully climb Mt Everest in the winter with just hiking boots, t-shirt and shorts.

You might be right on the motivation, but it may be more to level the playing field if Trum is the nominee and HRC “needs” to jump in to save the party in 2024 after abject failure of the Harris-Xiden-Trojan administration.


65 posted on 02/11/2022 7:49:58 AM PST by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: ClearCase_guy

Just harmless keepsakes


66 posted on 02/11/2022 7:56:00 AM PST by Vaduz ( )
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To: Fury; Dead Corpse

Larger point is that Sandy the Burglar didn’t go to jail on the way to the funeral home. But he was convicted. If you visit the National Archives website, it lists a “notable thefts” from the archives. Everyone did time in prison except Burglar ... and one guy whose was outside the statute of limitations.


67 posted on 02/11/2022 7:58:15 AM PST by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: Reily

There was debate about this when it happened. Don’t recall anyone claimed it was her personal property.


68 posted on 02/11/2022 8:00:00 AM PST by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: skeeter

These leftist idiots dont realize they set always the precedent for all future nonsense. Whether its disputing elections, quid pro quo, covering for mishandling of of “top secret” documents, fake news witch hunts, etc..... they have undercut every angle they can use to defend themsleves later when the chickens come home to roost.


69 posted on 02/11/2022 8:03:11 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: Phoenix8

Seems I recall a certain sos who mishandled classified docs too, who the left found “sure, she did these things, but she “didn’t intent to”, so we won’t press charges”


70 posted on 02/11/2022 8:05:24 AM PST by Bob434
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To: TakebackGOP
Why is this posted?

Just another attempt to grab another one of President Trump's tail feathers.

71 posted on 02/11/2022 8:06:52 AM PST by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: Phoenix8

He was the final authority on what is classified and what isn’t. He cannot mishandle them. He can take them.


72 posted on 02/11/2022 8:08:28 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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To: MrRelevant

The left doesn’t care about being consistent because they are never held to account.

I mean, right now they are accusing the Canadian truckers of disrupting the economy. This after two years of their Covid policy bullshit.

So they’ll go after Trump here without an iota of shame.


73 posted on 02/11/2022 8:09:32 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Susquehanna Patriot

Here’s his reply: (I had pointed out a few things like propaganda use and Pelosi tearing up the speech, also Clinton’s emails and servers, Berger…a lot of your suggestions).

It’s now been verified. It’s not propaganda though.. that’s the problem. It wasn’t notes or meaningless minutes it was Top secret and classified documents. The state of Union is a public speech it isn’t a classified document that was just her copy it was a publicity stunt. Im not trying to start an argument, I think you probably see my point. Thx have a good day too.


74 posted on 02/11/2022 8:38:37 AM PST by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8; Susquehanna Patriot

Is there ANYTHING the yutes of Merica don’t know?


75 posted on 02/11/2022 8:42:33 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Phoenix8; ClearCase_guy; Luke21; V_TWIN; skeeter; Pilgrim's Progress; Williams; ...
The CIA newspuppet who wrote this hitpiece [Steve Benen] is a producer for The Open And Notorious PMSNBC Liar Rachel "Mad Cow" Maddow.

If you remember, her lawyers defended in her in court by calling her a liar.

76 posted on 02/11/2022 9:02:59 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Susquehanna Patriot

It’s arguably a government document/property but not a classified document. Two different things! Heck, a Prez is reading that to the public during the SOTU address how can it be classified?


77 posted on 02/11/2022 9:03:25 AM PST by Reily
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To: skeeter

Oh they’re shameless but if the GOP sweeps Congress , they’ll be some accountability imho. It’s the left that’s become overbearing and psychotic over the last 5 years…. Because Trump was elected. This has been the impetus for all out full court press on him 24/7. An outsider succeeded… unheard of, beyond anyone dreams. Embarrassing to career politicians.Even the uniparty GOP knows though that sitting by ,without any payback , having all the power, will hurt them. Trump will demand it and on some level the GOP will have to respond .


78 posted on 02/11/2022 9:03:27 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: V_TWIN

Indeed

Sensitive records believed to be classified

Russia Russia Russia stories linger reporters have daily meeting at happy hours.


79 posted on 02/11/2022 9:08:11 AM PST by Vaduz ( )
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Here’s his reply: (I had pointed out a few things like propaganda use and Pelosi tearing up the speech, also Clinton’s emails and servers, Berger…a lot of your suggestions).

It’s now been verified. It’s not propaganda though.. that’s the problem. It wasn’t notes or meaningless minutes it was Top secret and classified documents. The state of Union is a public speech it isn’t a classified document that was just her copy it was a publicity stunt. Im not trying to start an argument, I think you probably see my point. Thx have a good day too.

Actually, there IS an all-purpose rebuttal to ANY "now been verified" newscowplop delivered by the Brandon Newsliars, given to us within the last week by the Brandon Media itself:

Message your boy back with this:

When did Steve Benen know that Jeff Zucker was banging Allison Gollust, and when do you suppose Benen was going to share that little tidbit with us peasants? On the 5th of Never?

The answer is - the Brandon Media newspuppets only tell you what THEY want you to know, when they want you to know it.

It's that simple. Anything that you see in the "news" is pure unadulterated bullMitt.

80 posted on 02/11/2022 9:09:49 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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