Posted on 06/14/2023 9:11:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
This could be a central part of how this case plays out, but it's far from certain that Trump didn't turn that offer down. He has been extremely protective of "his boxes" so there is a good possibility he just wanted them under his control, in his house.
It's well documented the cameras were on, on the Trump family was watching the action live from New York. He's threatened to release the tapes several times, but still hasn't for some reason.
Trump and his family watched FBI raid footage (live), lawyer claims
https://nypost.com/2022/08/12/trump-family-watched-fbi-raid-on-security-footage-lawyer/
Trump considering releasing surveillance footage of FBI Mar-a-Lago search
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/politics/trump-release-surveillance-footage-fbi-mar-a-lago/index.html
A LOT of what Patel says these days is turning out to be incorrect. Do your own research, but it appears he's actually only batting about .500 anymore. Which is too bad, I used to follow him closely.
All correct, while the President is in office.
The deep state is trying to claim they have the authority, over the elected head of their own branch of government, to determine the disposition and use of those same documents.
They do, once he is no longer in office. A former President is only allowed absolute autonomy over "personal documents" and that definition is narrow, and clearly spelled out in the Presidential Records Act. Read it, you may be surprised it doesn't say what you've been told it does.
But if you believe Trump has full authority over all these documents, why do you think he kept turning them in, when the Archives were first asking for them back?
“...it’s far from certain that Trump didn’t turn that offer down.”
I’ve heard Trump say several times that the National Archives didn’t show any interest in what he was taking. He said the boxes were stacked up in the driveway for hours for anyone to see, and they never came over to look into the situation. Given the fact that the NA has been politicized to the left, I still believe it was a setup.
I hope that is the case.
Some have suggested that the feds wanted them turned off.
Time will tell.
Re: Were they actually classified or just still marked classified after being declassified? Take the time to watch Robert Barnes eviscerate this bullschiff indictment and spend less time watching the media wing of the Demoncrat party defend this political hit job.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxCDVOmGPlo
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