Posted on 02/20/2022 3:56:34 PM PST by lowbridge
Attorney and former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said that former President Donald Trump is potentially facing a "five-year felony" over allegations that he took classified national security documents from the White House when he left office last year.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) confirmed in a Friday letter to the House Oversight Committee that some 15 boxes Trump returned last month after being requested to do so, contained classified national security documents. "NARA has identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes," archivist David Ferriero wrote.
Previously, The New York Times reported that classified documents were included with the records Trump was required to return. The Washington Post further reported that some of the documents were classified as "top secret."
Kirschner commented on the scandal during an MSNBC segment on Friday evening, predicting that Trump could face multiple indictments in the near future. Specifically when it comes to the documents issue, the legal expert contended that anyone else would already be indicted given the information currently available.
"That is a five-year felony. The National Archives has reported and referred to the Department of Justice for investigation the fact that Donald Trump removed classified national security information from the White House and he whisked it away to Mar-a-Lago," he said.
The legal expert appeared to be referring to 18 U.S. Code § 1924, which addresses "unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material." The law penalizes the crime with a fine or imprisonment "for not more than five years, or both."
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Consider that this is the lying media saying all this.
I’m sure he is not.
I doubt it.
I’m sure there’re some brainstems out there who’ll buy it.
These low lives who have assumed command of our county want DJT either in prison when 2024 rolls around or so tied up under legal burdens of false and misleading accusations that he will not be able to run, should he chose
Does anyone believe that Trump personally packed up the Oval Office before leaving???
It is hard to believe that DJT would knowingly do this! Need more detail?
“unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material.”
But I have little doubt that a D.C. prosecutor is doing the paperwork to charge President Trump.
Oh, this is what was there. Quick classify them!
What scandal?! He was the President. The media is in denial about that STILL.
Hillary paying to have THE PRESIDENT spied on and NO consequences. Dems trying to change the subject here.
This is Newsweek (which should have gone out of business long ago) horsepucky. As has been noted, the President has it within his power to declassify documents as he sees fit.
Isn’t the US moving toward a banana republic?
“No reasonable prosecutor . . .”
He was also the ultimate declassification authority.
I like to modify that when it comes to democrats and laws...
"Silly rabbit, only Republicans get prosecuted, even when they don't violate any laws!"
And Republicans agree with that being that they consistently refuse to prosecute any Democrats or defend any Republicans brought up on BS charges..
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This is made up BS.
Ex Presidents have SCIFs and get briefings,
Hillary was never President and hired her private staff to run classified data off-net to a private network and private servers, to evade State Dept oversight and FOIA requests
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If they were being stored in a classified-certified safe, I don’t see a problem.
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Strzok wouldn’t look at any of Hillary’s staff Devices. They told him they held Classified info and he told them to wipe them on their own accord.
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