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New glimpse into documents case suggests a fateful new reckoning is looming over Trump
CNN ^ | May 18, 2023 | Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN

Posted on 05/18/2023 7:40:45 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

CNN — Latest revelations from the special counsel’s probe into ex-President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents deepen a sense that a grave political moment is approaching.

An exclusive CNN report that appears to point to a core weakness in Trump’s case is reinforcing the possibility that the 2024 presidential contender is in a heap of legal trouble.

Possible evidence that Trump knew that his claims that he could simply declassify material on a whim were false highlight his characteristic belief that laws and codes of presidential behavior do not apply to him. This is a factor that made his White House term a daily test of America’s democracy and legal system and may become even more acute if he wins the 2024 election.

The latest glimpse into special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation also shows that while any charges against Trump for potential violations of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice might be justified in a purely legal context, they would come with a high level of responsibility to explain to the public why such a step in a potentially complex case was merited in the charged atmosphere of a presidential election.

On the one hand, there is nothing more sacred than protecting the country’s secrets, especially those that could harm allies, help US enemies and endanger covert operatives. But the proposition that inside Washington arguments about classified material represent a priority for millions of voters is yet to be tested.

And fierce controversies still raging around Trump over the 2016 election show how toxic campaign season probes can be to American unity and US political and judicial institutions – all of which sharpens the need for a strong national interest justification for any prosecution.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews; globalistpropaganda; journalism; media; press; stephencollinson; witchhunt
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1 posted on 05/18/2023 7:40:45 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

OFFS! But punter and joementia......meh! Hey lame stream media.......🖕


2 posted on 05/18/2023 7:42:54 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“An exclusive CNN report …”

🤣😂🤣


3 posted on 05/18/2023 7:42:57 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump really stepped in it this time!

It’s all over for him now!


4 posted on 05/18/2023 7:43:05 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“...that laws and codes of presidential behavior do not apply to him [Trump].”

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Of course not! He wasn’t really President or anything like that. Just ask Hillary.


5 posted on 05/18/2023 7:43:44 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trumps first mistake was not keeping the documents in his garage. Apparently that/s legal.


6 posted on 05/18/2023 7:43:51 AM PDT by wny
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The walls are closing in again.


7 posted on 05/18/2023 7:43:57 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

CNN would NEVER lie!


8 posted on 05/18/2023 7:44:23 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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(...) they would come with a high level of responsibility to explain to the public why such a step in a potentially complex case was merited in the charged atmosphere of a presidential election.

Meaning we have to figure out how to spin this. Same old garbage.

9 posted on 05/18/2023 7:45:01 AM PDT by grimalkin (Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. -Fulton J. Sheen)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So this is a leak from the special counsel’s office designed to scare Trump and the public just a lot of nonsense just like every other thing they went after Trump for.


10 posted on 05/18/2023 7:47:11 AM PDT by databoss
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Politics has always been a distortion of the truth!


11 posted on 05/18/2023 7:50:14 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (We have no shortage of experts, who state things as fact, but really have no idea!)
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And this time they really, super duper with exclamation points, got the goods on him, real good...

What a bunch of ...... insert your favorite word here


12 posted on 05/18/2023 7:50:27 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Rushing for damage control over the Durham report.


13 posted on 05/18/2023 7:50:54 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: databoss

Why are there never any leaks from the Special Prosecutor investigating Biden’s document hoard ???


14 posted on 05/18/2023 7:52:25 AM PDT by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, Trump supporter, murdered in 2020)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Politics has always been a distortion of the truth!


15 posted on 05/18/2023 7:53:55 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (We have no shortage of experts, who state things as fact, but really have no idea!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Deja Vu all over again.


16 posted on 05/18/2023 7:54:51 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to se)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
fierce controversies still raging around Trump over the 2016 election

And those would be… ??

17 posted on 05/18/2023 7:55:10 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Boy, the evidence against the Biden family must really be bad if they’re dragging this out again.


18 posted on 05/18/2023 7:56:29 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They’ve got him this time!

Bombshell!

The Walls are Closing In!!!!!


19 posted on 05/18/2023 7:56:45 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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CNN again pushing their BS! Gotta keep covering for the felon Biden family!!

Judge ruled in 2012 that a president’s discretion to declare records “personal” is far-reaching and mostly unchallengeable!

https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/audio-tapes-in-bill-clintons-sock-drawer-could-impact-mar-a-lago-search-dispute/

20 posted on 05/18/2023 7:57:30 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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