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The Times' editorial is headlined "Donald Trump is not above the law." Unfortunately, so far, he has been above the law – but perhaps that will change.
New York Times demands 'criminal prosecution' of Trump despite the risks: 'greatest crisis since Civil War'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opini...ar/ar-AA118kVP
Unsealed Trump affidavit 'absolutely damning'; Attorney predicts jail time
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...me/ar-AA118yLR
Trump has a long history of stoking violence against prosecutors, police officers, Democrats, the FBI, the Department of Justice – anyone who fails to worship him in the way he believes he should be worshiped.
Trump tries mobster-in-chief role with attacks on law enforcement
The ex-President is ready to "burn down the republic" if need be to stop prosecutors from going after him, says a former GOP Congressman.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b063d5e619d144
While President, Donald Trump believed the FBI, the Attorney General and the Department of Justice existed not to serve the American people but to serve him. He apparently still believes that – and he's directing his rage at federal workers who are merely upholding the law. "How dare they oppose me! Off with their heads!"
National Archives now targeted by threats after Trump attacks: Report
Acting archivist Debra Steidel Wall has told staff simply working to enforce the law to stand strong.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/natio...b088f74235504f
Graham, same as Donald Trump, believes Trump is above the law. Graham appeared today on Fox News, a.k.a. the Trump Cheerleading Channel.
Senator Lindsey Graham said if Trump is prosecuted for mishandling classified information 'there will be riots in the streets'
https://www.businessinsider.com/lind...e-riots-2022-8
Deranged, demented, delusional Donald is getting worse. The men in the white coats need to take him away.
Trump demands to be declared 'rightful winner' of 2020 election in new attack on FBI
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...bi/ar-AA11eOZa
I never understood why Trump had so many advisers when he was President. He never listened to them. He has always said and done whatever he wants. He continues to say and do whatever he wants – and he is growing increasingly deranged, demented and delusional.
Trump posts dozens of memes attacking Biden, the FBI and others as the former President's allies beg him to keep quiet
https://www.businessinsider.com/trum...p-quiet-2022-8
Trump asked for a "special master" to oversee the Justice Department's review of the classified documents removed from Mar-a-Lago, documents which shouldn't have even been at Mar-a-Lago. On September 1, Florida district court judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon will hold a hearing to determine if Trump's request will be granted. By the way, Cannon was nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2020.
Justice Department says Trump's request for special master would impede criminal probe
USA TODAY, Aug 30 2022
Justice Department officials told a federal judge late today that the appointment of a special master to oversee a review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate earlier this month was "unnecessary" and would impede the government's investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents, along with an ongoing national security risk assessment.
In a lengthy rejoinder to Trump’s request for an independent screener, prosecutors also refuted claims that the former President had cooperated with authorities in the months leading to the unprecedented August 8 search. Justice officials asserted that Trump's lawyers prohibited investigators in June from viewing the contents of boxes inside a storage room "to confirm that no documents with classification markings remained." Two months later, FBI agents descended on the property where they discovered 11 sets of classified documents among the more than 20 boxes removed from the property.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...on/7937554001/
The Department of Justice filed a 36-page brief detailing the classified documents taken from Mar-a-Lago on August 8. It included a photograph – taken at Mar-a-Lago – showing many of the documents. During a June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago by the FBI and DOJ officials, Trump's attorneys said all the classified documents had been returned and there are "no other records stored in any private office space or other location at the premises." Of course they were lying.
Justice Department: 'efforts were likely taken' to obstruct probe of Trump's classified documents
The DOJ laid out a detailed timeline of events and revealed a photo of some documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donal...b0da54bae3598f
Trump insisted all these classified and top-secret documents belong to him and not to the National Archives. Hey, Donald, maybe you can get rid of them by giving them out to trick-or-treaters on Hallowe'en.
Ex-Trump aides say he probably has more sensitive documents at other properties
Michael Cohen and John Bolton said they suspect Trump could have more classified documents stored in Bedminster, New Jersey and elsewhere.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b063d5e6215c83
Trump had more than 700 pages of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. He insisted they were his. They weren't. He insisted he "declassified" them. He didn't. He insists he's protected by "executive privilege." He isn't. He is no longer an "executive." He's an ex-President..
'That’s the ball game': Former prosecutor shoots down Trump’s latest claim of executive privilege
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ge/ar-AA11mgw8
Trump certain to be indicted soon – for a crime he said should be punishable by death: ex-Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano
https://www.rawstory.com/andrew-napolitano-trump/
Trump had dozens of empty folders. They match his head.
Trump having 48 empty 'classified' folders at Mar-a-Lago raises suspicion
Newsweek, Sep 2 2022 12:49 PM EDT
Some legal experts have expressed suspicion over the empty folders with classified markings in the newly unsealed inventory list showing what FBI agents seized during their search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home last month. The list of items showed that 48 empty folders described as having "classified" banners were recovered in the raid. A Newsweek count found that the list included. Dozens of empty folders labeled "Return to Staff Secretary/Military Aide" were also listed in the inventory.
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner tweeted about the inventory list today, writing that the former President "didn't pack up EMPTY folders to take with him to Florida. Things just went from bad to worse to unfathomably dangerous." Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann tweeted that the empty classified folders "are of most concern. Where are the contents? Trump has not addressed that at all in all his bluster and obfuscation. What were you doing with these?"
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-havin...picion-1739520
While campaigning for the Presidency in 2016, Donald Trump declared, "In my administration" – he obviously was confident he would win – "I'm going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. No one will be above the law." That includes yourself, right, Donald? Donald? Hello?
Donald Trump has repeatedly called for lengthy jail sentences for those who he claimed mishandled classified information
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/03/polit...ile/index.html
A judge nominated by Donald Trump has issued a ruling in favor of Donald Trump. Gee, what a surprise!
Judge approves special master to review documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, pauses DOJ probe
US District Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling came despite opposition from the Justice Department, which argued a special master was unnecessary and would hinder their criminal investigation.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ts/7996328001/
Donald Trump never cared about nominating judges who are "fit for the bench." He always nominated pro-Trump judges whom he knew would issue rulings in his favor, e.g.,Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
'Unfit for the bench': Experts accuse Trump judge of 'obstruction of justice' over Mar-a-Lago ruling
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ng/ar-AA11wSe8
Trump loves to distract, divert and deflect whenever he is accused of wrongdoing. Now he's asking, "What about Hillary?" Yeah, Donald, what about Hillary?
'I had no classified emails. That’s right: ZERO': Hillary Clinton hits back against comparisons to Trump’s handling of classified documents
https://www.aol.com/news/hillary-cli...182503110.html
What was Trump planning to do with all the top-secret and classified documents in his possession? Use them for blackmail? Sell them to a foreign country? We may never know.
Foreign government's nuclear secrets reportedly found in Mar-a-Lago search
Such information is so classified only the President and some members of the Cabinet or high-ranking officials know about them.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b027aa40558295
As we learned from their votes in two impeachments of Donald Trump, Retrumplicans believe Trump is above the law. They don't care that he breaks the law, violates the Constitution, violates the Presidential oath of office, cozies up to dictators, solicits foreign election interference, spews baseless claims of voter fraud and a stolen election, incites a deadly riot and absconds with classified documents. Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich said, "if this was Hillary Clinton, they’d be calling for jail time.”
Republicans say they would never store classified documents at home
But they suggested it might be OK for Donald Trump to do that.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donal...b0eac9f4d31efb
A pro-trump judge appointed by Donald Trump issued a pro-Trump ruling that hinders a criminal investigation of Trump. Her definition of "justice" is "anything that works in Trump's favor." As expected, the Department of Justice is appealing her decision. Let us hope the 11th District Court of Appeals is not stacked with pro-Trump judges.
DOJ appeals decision to order special master to review evidence seized in Mar-a-Lago search
CNN, Sep 8 2022 3:54 PM ET
The Justice Department is appealing a court-ordered special master review of the materials seized by the FBI at former President Donald Trump's Florida home. The Justice Department had vigorously opposed the appointment of a special master, which is a third-party attorney tasked with reviewing evidence and filtering out privileged documents. The department argued to US District Judge Aileen Cannon the independent review wasn't necessary, given the internal DOJ filter practices that had been used in the search. Prosecutors argued it would impede both the criminal investigation into the handling of documents from Trump's White House and national security risk analysis being conducted by the intelligence community.
In her Monday order granting Trump's request for the special master, Cannon halted any use of the seized materials for the DOJ's criminal investigation. She said, however, that the intelligence community's assessment could continue.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/polit...ent/index.html
Trump used to claim to be for "law and order." He was lying. He loves violence – as long as it's carried out by his blindly loyal supporters who believe his lies about "witch hunts" and "widespread voter fraud" and a "stolen election." He gleefully watched the Capitol riot on television and now he's inciting violence against the FBI and Department of Justice officials.
Trump’s increasing tirade against FBI and DOJ endangering lives of officials
The Guardian, Sep 11 2022
Donald Trump’s non-stop drive to paint the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago to recover classified documents as a political witch hunt is drawing rebukes from ex-Justice Department and FBI officials who warn such attacks can spur violence and pose a real threat to the physical safety of law enforcement. The unrelenting attacks by Trump and loyalists such as House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, Senator Lindsey Graham, Steve Bannon and false conspiracy theorist Alex Jones against law enforcement have continued despite strong evidence that Trump kept hundreds of classified documents illegally.
"I have been dealing with law enforcement and the criminal justice system for close to 40 years. I have never seen the type or virulence of attacks being made every day against the FBI, DOJ lawyers and judges," former Justice Department inspector general Michael Bromwich told The Guardian. "It’s a chorus led by Trump but it includes elected officials at every level. It is dangerous and unacceptable."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ls/ar-AA11Hojz
Trump insists he "declassified" all the classified documents that he took to Mar-a-Lago. Of course that is a lie. He also insists he maintains "absolute right of access" to all Presidential records, including those that are classified or top-secret. That, too, is false. And he insists Mar-a-Lago is "secure." Another lie.
Trump asks judge to reject DOJ's request to continue to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/12/polit...ing/index.html