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There are strong arguments to make about selective prosecution and Trump’s ability to take even classified documents as part of the Presidential Records Act. He might even be able to argue that he declassified most of the documents as President before he left office. I think his greatest exposure is the fact that they have him on tape appearing to show a classified document to people without security clearances and admitting that it was still secret and acknowledging that he could have declassified it as president but could not anymore. That appears to prove that he knowingly shared classified data with unauthorized persons. The PRA gives him the right to retain classified documents, but does not give him the right to share them to others that are not authorized to have access. Unless he can provide some evidence that he declassified the document in question before he left office, his arguments about the PRA and selective prosecution will be irrelevant, at least in regard to this charge.

his greatest exposure is the fact that they have him on tape appearing to show a classified document to people without security clearances and admitting that it was still secret and acknowledging that he could have declassified it as president but could not anymore. That appears to prove that he knowingly shared classified data with unauthorized persons.

I'd sure like to see that tape. Have you got a link?

I think his greatest exposure is the fact that they have him on tape...

Not this tripe again! #10 and #13.

Exclusive: Donald Trump admits on tape he didn’t declassify ‘secret information’
Okay, before I post anything else, let's take a look at what they say.
Trump - on tape - in an unspecified place.
First, WHAT tape?

Former President Donald Trump acknowledged on tape in a 2021 meeting that he had retained “secret” military information that he had not declassified, according to a transcript of the audio recording obtained by CNN.
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CNN obtained the transcript of a portion of the meeting where Trump is discussing a classified Pentagon document about attacking Iran.
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The transcript of the audio recording suggests that Trump is showing the document he’s discussing to those in the room.

Typed words! That's all they have.

Even they admit they haven't heard the tape...

EXCLUSIVE: Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White House

Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, multiple sources told CNN, undercutting his argument that he declassified everything.
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CNN has not listened to the recording, but multiple sources described it. One source said the relevant portion on the Iran document is about two minutes long, and another source said the discussion is a small part of a much longer meeting.

Okay, tin foil hat time. (otherwise known as thinking these days)

Did somebody not want to play along?

CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out after a brief and tumultuous tenure