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Trump: Why Release Picture of Secret Documents?
NewsMax ^ | Wednesday, 31 August 2022 01:20 PM EDT | Charlie McCarthy

Posted on 08/31/2022 11:02:37 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

Former President Donald Trump suggested FBI agents were reckless with classified documents during the raid at Mar-a-Lago "perhaps pretending it was me who did it."

Trump's latest comments about the FBI search at his Florida home were posted Wednesday morning on Truth Social.

"Terrible the way the FBI, during the Raid of Mar-a-Lago, threw documents haphazardly all over the floor (perhaps pretending it was me that did it!), and then started taking pictures of them for the public to see," Trump said.

"Thought they wanted them kept Secret? Lucky I Declassified!"

The Justice Department in court papers Tuesday said it had evidence that classified documents were deliberately concealed from the FBI when it tried to retrieve them from Trump's Florida home.

The DOJ released a photograph of some of the records found inside Trump's home. The Daily Mail reported that the bombshell photo showed papers -- many marked "top secret" -- on the carpet of the Florida mansion during the Aug. 8 search.

Trump wasn't the only person to comment on social media about the photo.

"Staged photo of declassified papers protected by the U.S. Secret Service. Nothing was available digitally - like Hillary had. Stop just swallowing the government’s constant spin. Do journalism," former Acting National Intelligence Director Ric Grenell tweeted.

"The Biden FBI staged a dishonest photo with purportedly classified material, with the approval of the Biden DOJ, and submitted it to a court to try to make Trump look bad. These agencies are irredeemably corrupt," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton tweeted.

Trump has said all the documents at Mar-a-Lago had been declassified.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: declassified; declassifiedremember; evidencephotos; fbi; ithoughtplanted; maralago; youdeclassified
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To: cotton1706

Considering that the President was in NYC at the time of the raid I think firing the maid service for not cleaning in his absence is called for at least.


21 posted on 08/31/2022 11:42:20 AM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: mass55th
The KGB, uh, I mean FBI, will give copies to their Russian counterparts, then have them come forward saying they got them from Trump
22 posted on 08/31/2022 11:43:15 AM PDT by Karma_Sherab
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To: SoConPubbie
..... The only possible crime I see in that picture is perhaps the choice of carpet ....

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23 posted on 08/31/2022 11:44:30 AM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: Yo-Yo
They confiscated a box full of framed Time magazine covers. I bet those were classified, too!

Notice the visible one, knock knock - put there on purpose as some sort of sick sophomoric joke. I'd love to see the video of the FBI arranging these photo shoot.

24 posted on 08/31/2022 11:46:16 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Karma_Sherab

More than likely, but you missed including Hillary’s involvement somewhere along the line.


25 posted on 08/31/2022 11:47:27 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: SoConPubbie

The FBI is leaking photos of what was uncovered in their search. Presumably, this photographic “evidence” would be presented to a jury in a trial.

So, isn’t this tainting a potential jury pool and giving President Trump the certain ability to either have the “evidence” quashed, or to get charges dropped?

It’s clear that the DOJ/FBI don’t want a real trial - just a show trial in the court of public opinion. Kind of like the January 6 clown-show, or any of Adam Schitt’s “hearings”.


26 posted on 08/31/2022 11:48:07 AM PDT by Be Free (When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Think about this from beyond the politics of the moment to the higher level discourse on historic government action.

Has a so called non political agent of the United States ever acted this petty?

Idiocracy is already here. This is today’s equivalent of President Macho Camacho spraying the House of Representatives with automatic weapon fire.

When has a non political department ever displayed such political snark? Are we dealing with teenagers at the DoJ?

This SHOULD be the action of a rogue agent, not an official press release.

Just outrageous and unprofessional.


27 posted on 08/31/2022 11:49:55 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: SoConPubbie

“Why release pictures of secret documents?”

Hilarious! I think throughout the document raid back and forth, the government is looking worse and worse.


28 posted on 08/31/2022 12:02:58 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: R_Kangel

A lot of people on Twitter etc are referencing the hideous carpet as the crime here :)


30 posted on 08/31/2022 12:09:03 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: SoConPubbie

For the same reason they doxed Kash Patel-they want them both “gone” if you get my meaning. Just like Greene.


31 posted on 08/31/2022 12:11:19 PM PDT by Singermom
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To: SoConPubbie

So if the DOJ has the docs now, problem solved.

The Feds have so created so many legal hurdles for themselves in the event of indictment.


32 posted on 08/31/2022 12:13:43 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: olivia3boys

Actually it’s probably a priceless Persian rug depending on where the picture was taken.


33 posted on 08/31/2022 12:23:19 PM PDT by McGavin999
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Who on earth leaked these?

The FBI claims they “can’t comment on an investigation” while leaking stuff left and right.

Also, don’t you think this indicates anti-Trump sentiment by the FBI?


34 posted on 08/31/2022 12:31:32 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: McGavin999

Looks like a bad hotel carpet or a casino carpet. But I know Trump likes flashy gilded furniture and furnishings—and he’s an older boomer and I’m Gen X and tastes and style/fashion changes….


35 posted on 08/31/2022 12:39:52 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: SoConPubbie

If they are still classified, then the DOJ/FBI just violated the law by photographing and distributing them.

FACT


36 posted on 08/31/2022 1:16:15 PM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Covers don’t mean anything.

They’re a dime a dozen.


37 posted on 08/31/2022 1:16:17 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Agent 89 spotted taking ink pad and stamp into trump’s home...


38 posted on 08/31/2022 3:08:27 PM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: olivia3boys

Well when it comes to hand loomed $50,000 to $100,000 plus carpets there are plenty of them in GenX designer houses.


39 posted on 08/31/2022 3:16:22 PM PDT by McGavin999
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To: SoConPubbie

Aaaaand, they still got nuthin’.


40 posted on 08/31/2022 3:34:20 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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