Posted on 08/27/2022 9:38:22 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
The sworn affidavit presented to secure the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago used by the FBI to raid Donald Trump’s home had what appears to be a crucial error in it, one that could be easily debunked. If the facts detailed by independent journalist Paul Sperry are accurate, this could be enough to obliterate the Department of Justice’s case against Trump.
In a post on Gettr, Sperry said:
BREAKING: The FBI affiant who swore to the Mar-a-Lago search warrant appears to have made a critical factual error by stating in the unsealed affidavit: “I do not believe that any spaces within the PREMISES have been authorized for the storage of classified information.” This finding, which is the linchpin of the criminal case vs. Trump, overlooks the fact that:
1) White House records confirm that a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) authorizing the briefing and storage of classified material up to the TS/SCI level had in fact been installed at Mar-a-Lago; and,
2) records show that the Secret Service had recently awarded a nearly $600,000 contract to upgrade physical security within the premises at Mar-a-Lago for Trump’s post-presidency transition
Sperry later posted:
DEVELOPING: The unsealed FBI affidavit contains several oddities:
1. No where does it flat-out say “classified information” was found in Trump’s 15 boxes. On page 2, it refers only to docs “with classification markings,” which raises the specter they were no longer classified
2. It states the docs “appear” to contain National Defense Information. But agents “triaged” the boxes; they would know if they contain NDI or not
3. The affiant claimed “there is probable cause to believe evidence of obstruction will be found at the premises,” yet there’s no “obstruction” header or section spelling out why he believes this
4. He said he doesn’t believe “any spaces” w/in Mar-a-Lago are “currently” authorized for storage of classified info. So they were, but not “currently”?
This analysis appears to be accurate according to a former federal magistrate (name withheld by request) who reviewed both the redacted affidavit and Sperry’s claims.
It’s odd that the FBI would include such an easily debunked claim about appropriately secure storage areas on the premises on their affidavit. It should not have been necessary for their case if we are to believe they are trying to indict Trump for taking classified documents. By including it, they run the risk of tainting the predicate for the search warrant which could make evidence they collected during the raid inadmissible.
Everything about the raid and the case being built by the Department of Justice reeks of sloppiness and desperation. Are we seeing a Deep State plot blowing up or are we missing a deeper, darker agenda?
Right. A SCIF is set up in every ex-President’s home, Library, etc., complete with staff, according to Constitutional attorneys who have spoken out. Mar-A-Lago has a SCIF.
The author of this drivel cannot tell the difference between the heavily redacted affidavit that was filed Before the search warrant was granted, and the return that was filed After the search warrant was executed.
When the current government left the materials at Mar-a-Lago after their on-site review, and gave specific instructions to add an additional lock mechansim to the storage room door, they established that it was a sufficiently secure facility. Such a lock was then installed. If the feds did not believe that this was adequate, why did they leave this ultra super secret classified critical defense information in a place they considered unsecured? Will they be charged?
Others have pointed out that Mar-a-Lago was guarded by the Secret Service. Was the SS aware of the storage room and the need to keep it secure? It not, which federal agent faild to inform them? Was the SS security deficient? In what way?
DOJ: “Facts? We don’t need no facts”.
IIRC Wolf escaped without being charged in that incident, most likely because he was just following orders from above.
He was charged.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/15/james-wolfe-former-senate-staffer-charged-leak-pro/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-senate-intel-gatekeeper-james-wolfe-sentenced-to-two-months
Wolfe had served for 29 years as the security director at the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) ... wonder if he was able to put in his retirement paperwork before everything and he’ll still get a nice, taxpayer funded pension check for all his hard work.
And the judge who sentenced Wolf to just 60 days and a whopping $7500 fine was...Kenji Brown Jackson our newest SCOTUS justice. The swamp takes care of its own.
Keeping the Presidency would have been smarter, and the best revenge against Hillary...
Wow. You make that sound like a really bad move on Trump's part.
You NeverTrumpers are always twisting things like that.
Why are you even here, with that negative anti-Trump stuff?
Besides, if it was DECLASSED then he could have just posted the whole mess online.
Which is what the other poster meant in the first place.
Too many folks are still stuck in the mindset that somehow we are not
being shown the awful truth in stages, being all brought up to speed together,
to all be part of making America Great agan, yet again, but instead believe
that our President Trump is just finding out the horrible truths himself, as well.
I don't think that is the case.
~Easy
IIRC Trump wanted to release documents relating to Crossfire Hurricane before the 2018 election. He gave Asst AG Rosenstien (his worst appointment IMHO) permission to do this. Rosenstein released nothing. Instead he threatened Trump with being impeached and convicted for interfering with a counterintelligence investigation. Trump could not win.
When all is said and done, there will still be that 4 to 6% that will hate him,
and hate everything he did, starting with the implementation of his novel
back channel comms plan with Americans, and freedom seekers the world over.
~Easy
~Easy
Yeah, well looky here jackass.
Pretending that Trump has allowed Biden to take the office
in order to "teach" us something is stupid at best.
Let's suppose that you've got 500K in managed assets.
Since Biden took over, you're down about 80K.
Did you need to be charged 80,000 bucks to learn that
democrats suck? Didn't you already KNOW that? Don't you
remember Obama? Are you really THAT retarded?
If Trump had done this on purpose as part of your Holy Plan, then he
owes me some money. Nobody hired him to play stupid Qtard games
and send secret messages and wipe out everyone's money to "show"
that Biden sucks, Obama sucked and democrats suck in general.
Grow the hell up, Trump isn't masterminding the loss of wealth.
That's just retarded.
It’s a very “Q” sort of thing, this idea of shoving things into the spotlight,
then observing the ensuing dance. What a coincidence!
Like when I told the Qtards that you were inviting bad guys onto the Qtard thread, and suggested they shun you?
And then they did?
Kind of like that?
You even got your ass spanked by the Qtard Queen. Twice.
That was fun.
Maybe you need a vacation.
So he hasn’t won every battle.
How could he? Some don’t think he knew that either.
The war isn’t over for anyone but the Doomers.
~Easy
Vacation?
I get by with a day or two away from your stalking here every month or two.
Even then, I just spend a little extra time at other battle fronts in the psy-war.
I don’t think Ransomnote (or you) take real vacations, either.
I respect that some share your view that all things “Q” must be Quarantined,
or allowed to be trolled without engagement in quarantine space, or stalked
without mercy outside of quarantine, should they resist...
But I’m fairly certain that she doesn’t share all of those views, if any.
You manage to have many badly frightened that Jim will just remove
them ALL from Free Republic if there is any fuss, much like purging McCainiacs.
If that is to happen, he should just remove me first, because...
Now and then, I’m going to discuss such things in the Quarantine space,
(and out here) anyway. That space is no stranger to spirited debate or drama.
(But they ARE a forgiving bunch.) Out here, it seems I must always have you.
All can take turns with me or each other, in the hot spotlights.
Sunburn is a risk, obviously. Truth is the only effective sunscreen.
~Easy
It's just words on a screen and you're just another tard in the hall.
And Q is poo.
I think intermission is over, and we’re going to all find out soon enough.
~Easy
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