Report: Some Docs Trump Snuck To Mar-A-Lago Were Clearly Marked As Classified

Some White House documents that former President Trump took to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, instead of handing them over to the National Archives, were reportedly clearly marked as classified, according to the Washington Post.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1404731

I am sure glad that there has been such a sustained and vehement outpouring of outrage and betrayal from all who complained about Clinton’s email server.

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“What docs? We don’t have any documence.”

“Oh, those docs. Well, we definitely didn’t take those.”

“Well, maybe, we’ll check but likely have only some of them.”

“Oh, you mean the ones on display at Mar-al-Stinko.”

“Well, we might have some of those, but we’re just holding them for the future presidential library.”

“You mean the classified docs? No, we don’t have any of those, and they’re definitely not for sale.”

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Good thing no Chinese spies could get into Mar A Largo. Oh… wait, one did!

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Some enterprising journalists should go back to the summer of 2016 and dig up some quotes from Republicans “concerned” about Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified documents while at the State Department, and ask them what they think of what Trump did. Lindsey Graham comes to mind.

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Who’d a thunk it?

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We all know money is his motivation, right?

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Barn door …horses.

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It’s simple due diligence. If you’re paying top-secret prices, you don’t trust the memory of a dizzy-ass yutz like Trump.

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“Well, certainly no one bought them…turns out there’s a huge glut of fake classified Trump White House documents on the Dark Web because some assholes have been pretending to be ex-Trump WH officials and no one believed ours were legit.”

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Un-fucking-believable. If they found MARKED TS documents I’ll bet they found SCI material, the disclosure of which can cause “Grave Danger to National Security”. This is a very serious infraction of USC Title 18 Sections 791-798.

They absolutely need to bust him for this. This cannot be brushed aside because of politics. This guy is a traitor and needs to go into a concrete box in Federal Supermax facility for a while.

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He’s a one man doddering crime wave.
No doubt he would sell state secrets, probably on etsy.

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“Some Docs Trump Snuck To Mar-A-Lago Vlad Were Clearly Marked As Classified.”

Fixed.

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“And the ones on MBS’s wall are definitely not originals, and probably weren’t sold to him by Jared. At least, as far as we know.”

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He will claim that he declassified everything before packing the boxes. How would DOJ prove otherwise unless there is a specific protocol, including signatures and dates, for any document declassification? Furthermore, the president should not be unilaterally allowed to declassify anything that he lacks the expertise to understand. Where are the checks and balances when the NSC does not want to declassify something and an ignorant, bullying president overrides the experts? Jared could never meet the requirements for top secret security clearance yet, Trump overrode his sketchy and inaccurate application and voilĂ , Jarvanka are security experts.

The president is not a king even if he does have a golden throne (that doesn’t flush well.)

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Everyone who knew that Donnie still used his unsecured phone to talk to other world leaders, and other low lifes.

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There should be a duty to report when national security is at risk and clearly established laws are being broken. There is a duty to report for suspected child abuse. How about abuse of classified material affecting the well-being of this entire country? White House aides work for us and should be responsible for reporting security breeches.

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That’s what Lt. Col. Vindman thought. Better toss in some whistleblower protection while you’re at it.

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