Oversight Committee Will Probe How Trump Got Away With Taking WH Docs To Mar-A-Lago

[lastroth]

@zandru

“Trump’s staffers are “continuing to search”

Oh, goody. I’m sure they’ll find them all.

[rocklaverve]

@maximus

we must recover the Hurricane Dorian Sharpie exhibit

I was under the impression that this was among the recovered documents. And jokes aside, I suspect his intention was that such records of his inanity would remain “lost” forever. Makes me wonder what else he decided to keep to himself. Maybe tapes? Lordy I hope there are tapes.

[ajm]

Plus which it would be irresponsible not to ask who paid for a glimpse of what.

[egyptsteve]

to be fair, it will be an impressive collection of porn, comic books ,and greasy fast-food menus.

[ajm]

They are culpable even if they return them. If the President tells you to commit a crime it is still a crime.

[ajm]

Frankly, this is what warrants are for.

[egyptsteve]

If the records were worth more than $1,000, then taking them was felony theft in the District of Columbia.

[billymac]

How many boxes of Infrastructure Week?

[left_in_washington_state]

So…ARE there any teeth to these laws he consistently flaunted throughout his presidency?

It is completely ridiculous to run a country hoping for “gentlemanly” behavior

[left_in_washington_state]

@theghostofeustacetilley

THey SHOULD be LOOKing INTO whY PELOsi allOWED this to haPPEN in the FIRSt place.

Frankly, I blame Obama.

[castor_troy]

@left_in_washington_state

ARE there any teeth to these laws

Your OneWordAnswer™: No.

Could face a whopping $2k fine, tho. Even though I don’t think any administration has actually faced that with regards to this, it’s more about finding the stuff and getting it to the archives.

[emiliano4]

A shout-out to those with money, no shame, no morals pitted against those who have to follow S.O.P.

[left_in_washington_state]

This needs to change. Just. Fucking. Ridiculous.

All of the “norms” he broke need to be hard, fast laws with consequences.

[castor_troy]

@left_in_washington_state

This needs to change.

Good luck with that. Congress would have to pass laws amending that section of statute.

[left_in_washington_state]

Yeah. I know. Sigh.

[ralph_vonholst]

[emiliano4]

I know that if I would say, “Justice is Coming”, there would be a ton of resentment-filled anger.

But justice will come for Trump. He will be held to account.

[zlohcuc]

We’re heading into March and those invetegations just keep on coming Unless people begin expressing some real concern about America as banana Republic, we hope there are some serious legal consequences coming soon…November is going to come quickly…new commitees initiating endless investegations are likely on the horizon. Progress will be stifled once again.The clueless keep prevailing,the law and its consequences inert and ceremonial.

[trnc]

@wanderer

Saying “but not surprising” is an unnecessary dig that minimizes this as, ‘gosh, there he goes again’.

Focus on the rules violated and drop the commentary that deflects from the point.

Meh. It would be one thing if she only made that comment, but it was included in a statement announcing an investigation. I don’t think any of that reads, “Oh, that scamp” when you put it all together.

[clemmers]

@emiliano4

Criming by the minute…

They can’t investigate him fast enough. He keeps committing new crimes. He will get away with most of them, as he has his entire life, because it’s impossible for the justice system to keep up with his degeneracy.