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Files Seized From Trump Are Part of Espionage Act Inquiry
NYTimes ^ | 08/13/2022

Posted on 08/13/2022 5:34:34 AM PDT by devane617

Federal agents removed top secret documents when they searched former President Donald J. Trump’s Florida residence on Monday as part of an investigation into possible violations of the Espionage Act and other laws, according to a search warrant made public on Friday.

F.B.I. agents seized 11 sets of documents in all, including some marked as “classified/TS/SCI” — shorthand for “top secret/sensitive compartmented information,” according to an inventory of the materials seized in the search. Information categorized in that fashion is meant to be viewed only in a secure government facility.

It was the latest stunning revelation from the series of investigations swirling around his efforts to retain power after his election loss, his business practices and, in this case, his handling of government material that he took with him when he left the White House.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bias; burger; creepstate; deepstate; maralagoraid; mediabias; nothing; policestate; singlepartystate; tyranny
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To: Ann Archy

You’re missing the point. Trump said anything that he brought to Maro Lago was declassified. So then what would be the point of planting anything?


61 posted on 08/13/2022 7:46:08 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: joma89
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They sent Strzok to cover it all up


62 posted on 08/13/2022 7:55:30 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: devane617; All

I had a Top Secret clearance when I was in the Army. I guess I’d better put a lock on my panty drawer, just in case. *ROLLEYES*

What a bunch of total BS.

Keep punching President in Exile Trump, Media Commies! You make him more appealing to Independents AND Democrats by the minute! :)


63 posted on 08/13/2022 8:00:23 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: mountainlion
It is amazing how so many people have so different theories as to what was going on in the raid.

Yep, no “Drugs on the table” display from the AG.... they got nada 🤣

64 posted on 08/13/2022 8:04:03 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: Erik Latranyi
It does not make sense that they are looking for classified information.

They know Trump has the power to declassify anything.

As I understand it the statues they're using don't rely on the documents being classified.

65 posted on 08/13/2022 8:06:02 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: DOGHEAD

All of this happened right after the CPAC straw poll.


Good observation!


66 posted on 08/13/2022 8:19:33 AM PDT by rbg81
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To: devane617

Blah, blah, blah. FY NYT. You get and give help to deep-state traitors who lie, cheat and steal to bring down a then-sitting and now former President. Shame. All of you should be standing on the gallows with bags over your heads and nooses around your necks.


67 posted on 08/13/2022 8:22:46 AM PDT by Gaffer (Infidel, and proud of it!)
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To: DOGHEAD

I heart my dog head.


68 posted on 08/13/2022 8:23:08 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: devane617; All
Paraphrasing Comey....

Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable Jury Member would vote guilty in such a case. Jury Members necessarily weigh a number of factors before voting. 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.

Also given the track record of the FBI over the past few years, this case maybe laughed out of court before being presented to a Jury.........

69 posted on 08/13/2022 8:37:37 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: devane617

Given their past why would anyone believe President Elect Trump had any of those documents?


70 posted on 08/13/2022 8:46:16 AM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Lockbox

“Also given the track record of the FBI over the past few years, this case maybe laughed out of court before being presented to a Jury.”

Never happen. The DS is after Trump and next his supporters and there is no going back or letting up—it’s all or nothing. This is the coup d’é·tat, and if they fail the entire DS goes down. Nothing will stand in their way of a complete take over.


71 posted on 08/13/2022 8:47:02 AM PDT by devane617 (RUN FOR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICE! COUNCIL,SCHOOL BOARD, ETC.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

NOTE FOUND IN POCKET OF FBI AGENT BY WIFE:
It must be perfectly clear to everyone above room temperature that Trump IS Dr. Strangelove. Clearly his intent is to create a global conflagration that will end all life on earth. This madman must be stopped, by any means necessary.


72 posted on 08/13/2022 8:52:23 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Seek refuge in Christ. He is your sword and shield.)
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To: devane617

Yes, Trump needs to fire the 7,000 plus Senior Executive Service members and then move many Federal Agencies to the far ranges of the States. Defund the Department of Homeland Security. That would make a good 1st day back in office.


73 posted on 08/13/2022 9:00:53 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: DaxtonBrown

NOTE FOUND IN POCKET OF FBI AGENT BY WIFE:
It must be perfectly clear to everyone above room temperature that Trump IS Dr. Strangelove. Clearly his intent is to create a global conflagration that will end all life on earth. This madman must be stopped, by any means necessary.


74 posted on 08/13/2022 9:05:46 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Seek refuge in Christ. He is your sword and shield.)
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To: devane617
But even if Mr. Trump declassified the information before he left office, none of the three potential crimes cited by the department in seeking the warrant depend on whether a mishandled document has been deemed classified.

Fascinating. Imagine if they try to jail Trump for keeping documents wanted by a library while Obama is sitting on 3 million pages of Presidential records. I'd like to think there would be a big reaction but I used to think the FBI were ethical good guys and that the military would refuse any orders to fire on citizens and I no longer truly believe those things either. Once we allowed fascism to get its foot in the door it has changed everything.

75 posted on 08/13/2022 9:06:31 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: bigdaddy45

Now I get your point. Thanks.


76 posted on 08/13/2022 9:39:21 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: HYPOCRACY
True. Garlands are for hanging!

Q: What do we do with Garalnds?

A: We hang them!

77 posted on 08/13/2022 9:41:26 AM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Beware the coming TRUMPster Fire!)
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To: Lockbox

A DC judge and jury?


78 posted on 08/13/2022 9:44:31 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: 1Old Pro

“ Bad for the country”

I am mostly of the opinion (I waver) that the only way to save the country, or at least a part of it, is to completely and utterly destroy it - down to the studs as they say. The Federal monster and the totalitarian leftists are far too entrenched and have too large a base in the population and the cultural institutions for anything other than destruction to be successful, at least in some regions.

We may have a majority, or a larger plurality, but it isn’t enough to remove them and cut down the Federal behemoth in a game of give and take and politics. They have been on the offensive for generations as the side that believes in freedom and a republican form of government have ceded ground on defense. There really is only one option left to preserve what can be preserved…and that’s not all of the country, for certain.


79 posted on 08/13/2022 9:59:08 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (Make Orwell Fiction Again)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

Government is too big, it needs to be cut in half.


80 posted on 08/13/2022 10:03:18 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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