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agesboy posted...

this is definitely a case of selective prosecuting (in that most politicians are absolutely guilty of this, because we overclassify too many things), but trump's burnt through all of the hundreds of safety nets every politician has lmao

adjl posted...

Also of note is that Pence did exactly the same thing, and by and large, "the left" is equally fine with that, as much as so many cultists try to insist that Biden's getting a free pass because he's not right-wing.

No. You're incorrect and have not been following these stories closely enough. The relevant charge is "willful retention." Pence and others, upon finding classified documents in the wrong place, immediately reported them and then invited agencies to go through various locations to look for more. He did not "willfully retain" the documents. Accidentally having classified documentation in the wrong area is not a crime; knowingly keeping it or hiding it or spreading it around is.

Compare: they have RECORDINGS of Trump WAVING THESE DOCUMENTS IN PEOPLE'S FACES GOING "Look at this! This is top secret lmao!" When it was discovered he had hoarded these documents and willingly shared them with people, he TRIED TO RETAIN AND HIDE THEM. There is suspicion that he was SELLING THEM TO FOREIGN AGENTS especially because documents are STILL MISSING, meaning he is at best STILL WILLFULLY RETAINING THEM, and at worst, he GAVE THEM AWAY.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-indictment-classified-documents-miami-8315a5b23c18f27083ed64eef21efff3

Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showed off a Pentagon plan of attack and classified map,

Secret. This is secret information. Look, look at this, the indictment quotes him as saying, citing an audio recording. He also said he could have declassified the document but Now I cant, you know, but this is still a secret, according to the indictment.

For instance, prosecutors say, after the Justice Department issued a subpoena for the records in May 2022, Trump asked his own lawyers if he could defy the request and said words to the effect of, I dont want anybody looking through my boxes. Wouldnt it be better if we just told them we dont have anything here? one of his lawyers described him as saying.

As president, I could have declassified them, now I cant, Mr. Trump was recorded saying, according to the person familiar with its contents. He then reiterated something was classified as he and one of the women in the room talked over each other, according to the person familiar with its contents. Isnt that interesting? Its so cool, Mr. Trump said, adding, You probably almost didnt believe me, but now you believe me.

^ He knew they were classified, admitted it on tape, and still did not return them and made attempts to retain/hide them further. We're talking about hundreds of documents, many of which were related to the military/security, that he stuffed in his international party house. Don't be such a fucking tool. Everyone and their mother knows what he was doing/planning to do with these documents.