Posted on 08/12/2022 1:50:34 PM PDT by grundle
Democrats are defending the unprecedented raid on Trump’s home. They claim President Trump “violated” the law by taking documents with him from the White House. Can Democrats explain why they didn’t do this to Obama—even though he took millions of documents with him?
Will they break into Obama’s “mansion” in Martha’s Vineyard?”
When Barack Obama left office, he took 30 million pages of documents with him.
The New York Post’s James Bovard recently chronicled the numerous flagrant violations of the Public Records Act by the Obama administration, including now-president Joe Biden himself.
At the end of his presidency, Barack Obama trucked 30 million pages of his administration’s records to Chicago, promising to digitize them and eventually put them online — a move that outraged historians.
More than five years after Obama’s presidency ended, the National Archives webpage reveals that zero pages have been digitized and disclosed. People can file requests via the Freedom of Information Act (a law Obama helped wreck) to access Obama records, but responses from presidential libraries can be delayed for years, even more than a decade, if the information is classified.
President Donald Trump posted on TRUTH Social on Thursday to point out the blatant hypocrisy in his treatment compared to former President Barack Obama:
“At the end of his presidency, Barack Obama trucked 30 million pages of his administration’s records to Chicago, promising to digitize them and eventually put them online — a move that outraged historians. More than five years after Obama’s presidency ended, the National Archives webpage reveals that zero pages have been digitized and disclosed.”
Unlike the recent raid on President Trump, the FBI did not think it was necessary to raid Obama’s home or office.
Obama claimed he was allowed to take the documents citing the very law Democrats are saying Trump broke.
Obama promised he’d “digitize” the files and make them available to the National Archives.
However, over five years since he left office, none of the files he took are available online.
Despite all this, the FBI did not think it was necessary to raid Obama’s home or office. But unfortunately, it seems when it comes to President Trump, the case is not-so-clear.
The FBI raid at President Trump’s home, Mar-a-Lago, was put “under siege” by FBI agents and reportedly occurred over overdue documents allegedly kept there by President Trump.
The FBI and DOJ were aware of these documents and fine with President Trump’s possession of them so long as he complied with the increased security required–which he did.
President Trump’s statement on Truth Social, August 10th
Unless the feds can reveal proof of far more severe Trump crimes, Monday’s raid was one of the most prominent outrages in recent law-enforcement history. Even New York’s former Gov. Andrew Cuomo posted on Twitter:
“DOJ must immediately explain the reason for its raid & it must be more than a search for inconsequential archives, or it will be viewed as a political tactic and undermine any future credible investigation.”
DOJ must immediately explain the reason for its raid & it must be more than a search for inconsequential archives or it will be viewed as a political tactic and undermine any future credible investigation & legitimacy of January 6 investigations.
— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) August 9, 2022
Even former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang expressed severe concern about the raid’s profound implications on Twitter:
“I’m no Trump fan. I want him as far away from the White House as possible,” Yang said. “But a fundamental part of his appeal has been that it’s him against a corrupt government establishment. This raid strengthens that case for millions of Americans who will see this as unjust persecution.”
“It seems like this was authorized by a local judge and a particular FBI office without buy-in or notification of higher levels of government,” Yang claimed. “But literally no one will believe that or make a distinction. It’s probably bureaucratic but it seems political.”
It seems like this was authorized by a local judge and a particular FBI office without buy-in or notification of higher levels of government. But literally no one will believe that or make a distinction. It’s probably bureaucratic but it seems political.
— Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) August 9, 2022
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) also shared the article on Twitter:
Important 👇
“The Nixon Library did not release the final batch of his secret tapes until 2013—39 yrs after Nixon was driven from office. The LBJ Library delayed releasing the final batch of his secret tapes…until 2016—47 yrs after he left office.” https://t.co/F89Z0Fii9D
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 11, 2022
Before Twitter suspended Investigative journalist Paul Sperry, he noted the Spygate connection:
Before Twitter suspended Paul Sperry. Absolutely feels like there’s something to this. pic.twitter.com/sJ9YHJMQap
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) August 9, 2022
SARCASM: If Presidential documents must be appropriately preserved…. will the FBI be coming after Nancy Pelosi next?
Pelosi: "Presidential documents must be preserved. Also Pelsoi: https://t.co/JdpIdYW6wV America KNOWS the Trump raid from the FBI isn't about some lame document. Bet the FBI plant something in them next. They did fake Whitmer's *kidnapping* after all and was in the Jan 6 crowd.
— JD (@JD77l7) August 10, 2022
This latest “Get Trump” escapade is brought to you by Biden’s Weaponized Banana Republic!
I smell Government Setup!
They’re on the same side.
The Left regards popular culture (”political correctness” (PC)) over the law (the Constitution). Obama’s illegal acts aren’t protected by the Constitution but are protected by PC as long as the Left has anything to say about it.
Funny how this works...
The FBI is going to deeply regret what they did at Trump’s home.
And how does a man that didn’t have much when he went into office manage to accumulate several mansions and real estate that is valued in excess of 10 million?
39 million pages, but who is counting?
The warrant seeking nuke material was just a pretext - I suspect the Deep State is in fear that Trump has material that could bring down a lot of the high ranking bastards in power. We already know that the Imbecile in The White House has been getting kickbacks for years - including the red chinese, but what could it be?
Pizzagate?
Specific info on those that took trips to Epstein's island of Underage Girls?
???
We’ll have to wait until 21 January, 2025 - presuming there is anything close to an honest election.
I'll take "Selling influence, contacts, and insider stock tips" for $100, Art. . .
Karl Marx would love how the Marxists democrats operate to stupid to win an election on skills but great at rigging them.
NARA said they are in control of the Obama documents at their facility in Chicago and any classified documents are under their control at a secure facility in the DC area.
So, Trump is spinning tales about this.
Before Twitter suspended Paul Sperry. Absolutely feels like there’s something to this. pic.twitter.com/sJ9YHJMQap— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) August 9, 2022
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“The FBI is going to deeply regret what they did at Trump’s home”
If this is not a Rubicon moment there will not be one.
Obama is above the Constitution, he is not natural born citizen.
The CIA forgot about a bunch of classified documents stashed in the Rockefellers’ barn.
The sale of a carriage house forced the Agency to weigh in on the “unique” situation of a SCIF in private hands
There is no Rubicon. Unless, there is a full state secession, what is going to happen? Any rebellion will be small scale and easily put down, ushering in more tyrrany by shutting down all “subversive right wing” websites and organizations. The destruction of the republic has been very well planned.
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