The Walls Are Closing in on Donald Trump
Why the Case Against the Former President Is Going to Shake America, the World, and Historyumair haqueBy now, you’ve seen the photo. Classified documents — some marked “Top Secret” — spread out on the floor of Donald Trump’s office, in his tacky beachfront estate. What the photo says is unmistakeable: the walls are closing in on Donald Trump.
Now, this story’s become incredibly convoluted. It’s getting tricky to follow. But I think it’d benefit us all to really understand it well. The best way to understand it, in fact, is the US Government’s affidavit about this so far, which makes it all incredibly clear. I’m going to quote directly from it (it’s compelling reading, and I highly recommend it in full):
1. “NARA” — aka the National Archives” — upon Observing that It Was Missing Presidential Records from the Former President’s Administration, Attempted to Obtain the Missing Records Voluntarily from the Former President’s Representatives,
2. Observing that the Fifteen Boxes Contained “Highly Classified Records,” NARA Sent a Referral to the Department of Justice,
The Former President Delayed the FBI’s Access to the Fifteen Boxes,
3. The FBI’s Review of the Fifteen Boxes Highlighted the National Security Implications of Their Improper Storage,
4. After Obtaining Evidence Indicating that Additional Classified Records Remained at the Premises, DOJ Initially Sought Their Return Through the Issuance of a Grand Jury Subpoena,
5. In Response to the Subpoena, Counsel for the Former President Provided a Limited Number of Documents Accompanied by a Certification that All Responsive Documents Were Produced Following a Diligent Search,
6. After Further Investigation Indicated that the Response to the Subpoena Was Incomplete, that Obstructive Conduct Occurred in Connection with the Response to the Subpoena, and that Classified Information Remained at the Premises, DOJ Obtained a Court-Authorized Search Warrant,
7. During the August 8 Execution of the Search Warrant at the Premises, the Government Seized Thirty-Three Boxes, Containers, or Items of Evidence, Which Contained over a Hundred Classified Records, Including Information Classified at the Highest Levels.
8.Get all that? The Justice Department tells the story with crystal clarity. While it’s complicated, that’s mostly because of Trump’s backpedalling and trickery.
And what it all adds up to is damning.
After Trump said he’d turned over everything — surprise, surprise, for a pathological liar — he hadn’t. So when the FBI ...
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