Everybody read the Presidential Records Act. Your next cocktail party game will be to shout out the word and/or phrase on which you think Trump bases his claim that the act says he can do anything he wants.
When Michael, who was not present for the search, returned to Mar-a-Lago the next day to clean up her office space, she found the documents underneath a drawer organizer and helped transfer them to the FBI that same day, sources told ABC News.
Are you telling me the FBI did not think to look underneath a drawer organizer during the search?! *bangs my head repeatedly against the wall*
It was confusing (I’m embarrassed to admit) why Trump thought it was vital that he take dozens of boxes of government documents to Mar a Lago to enjoy during his long overdue retirement. But it’s clear to me why he did it, and why he is angry they took his boxes away - money. Everything he’s ever done, including running for potus and after being stunned he won despite -3 million votes, “serving” for 4 miserable years, is about money. How can he make more. Because money is power. Money buys people. It buys the only kind of respect Trump gets or understands. It buys women, it buys hamberders. He knew that if he was being voted out of office, and failed to cheat his way into staying, he’d simply steal as much of “his” documents as possible. Later, people would want them. He’d have them. He could sell them, if the price is right. It wouldn’t be cheap, these are State secrets you know. Lord, please let Jack Smith ask that question at trial. “WHY did you take these classified documents, refuse to return them, lie about having them, and obstruct the investigation into your theft? What was the value to you?”
Oh I think there were multiple reasons. Money definitely. Power to threaten people. Bargaining chips.
But mostly, I think, in his grinch heart, he wanted people to think he was cool. I think a main motivation was so people would go “WOW!” Because he really is that small and pathetic of a person who is continually clamouring to be thought of as cool and awesome.
DemoCat did a good job, but I think you are closer to the truth. Money serves him as a substitute for love, and having secret cool docs can do that w/o the money.
If I had a nickel for every time I've written a shopping list on the back of a classified government document, I wouldn't have one nickel to rub together.
A Trump spokesperson said that what ABC News was told — through what the spokesperson called “illegal leaks” — lacks “proper context and relevant information,” and that “President Trump did nothing wrong, has always insisted on truth and transparency, and acted in a proper manner, according to the law.”
The context is that, through his incredible mind, Defendant Trump had a standing order that anything he drew on in Sharpie was automatically declassified and the law of the land.
He happens to be a very intelligent person. This is the major relevation, revlavation, remalation, and revelation we received from the Welker/MTP interview.
"Sources said that after Trump heard the FBI wanted to interview Michael last year, Trump allegedly told her, 'You don't know anything about the boxes.'"
"It's unclear exactly what he meant by that."
Clearly he was talking about some English Football team that is nicknamed the "boxes?" What else could it have been?
There's a big fucking box buried at Bedminster Golf Course that I would bet the Defense Budget has lots more classified documents, passports for several countries and gold krugerrands.
I understand it's delicate to dig up a grave, but under the circumstances, it seems completely warranted. The fact she is buried on his trash golf course is also a sign that there is something in there worth keeping close to him, and we sure as hell know it's not his ex-wife. He apparently hasn't even maintained the grave, not that anyone is surprised.
Everybody read the Presidential Records Act. Your next cocktail party game will be to shout out the word and/or phrase on which you think Trump bases his claim that the act says he can do anything he wants.
When Michael, who was not present for the search, returned to Mar-a-Lago the next day to clean up her office space, she found the documents underneath a drawer organizer and helped transfer them to the FBI that same day, sources told ABC News.
Are you telling me the FBI did not think to look underneath a drawer organizer during the search?! *bangs my head repeatedly against the wall*
Instructing people to lie to the FBI about easily provable facts, like towering stacks of boxes in a bathroom, is just good, sound advice.
It was confusing (I’m embarrassed to admit) why Trump thought it was vital that he take dozens of boxes of government documents to Mar a Lago to enjoy during his long overdue retirement. But it’s clear to me why he did it, and why he is angry they took his boxes away - money. Everything he’s ever done, including running for potus and after being stunned he won despite -3 million votes, “serving” for 4 miserable years, is about money. How can he make more. Because money is power. Money buys people. It buys the only kind of respect Trump gets or understands. It buys women, it buys hamberders. He knew that if he was being voted out of office, and failed to cheat his way into staying, he’d simply steal as much of “his” documents as possible. Later, people would want them. He’d have them. He could sell them, if the price is right. It wouldn’t be cheap, these are State secrets you know. Lord, please let Jack Smith ask that question at trial. “WHY did you take these classified documents, refuse to return them, lie about having them, and obstruct the investigation into your theft? What was the value to you?”
Oh I think there were multiple reasons. Money definitely. Power to threaten people. Bargaining chips.
But mostly, I think, in his grinch heart, he wanted people to think he was cool. I think a main motivation was so people would go “WOW!” Because he really is that small and pathetic of a person who is continually clamouring to be thought of as cool and awesome.
DemoCat did a good job, but I think you are closer to the truth. Money serves him as a substitute for love, and having secret cool docs can do that w/o the money.
It all checks out!
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“You don’t know anything about the boxes,” he said to Molly Michael, mysteriously, with an air of mystery.
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But did he do the little Jedi hand wave while saying it?
What am I saying, of course he didn't. That would require him to have a sense of humor not based solely on hurting people.
Chaotic, disorganized, and careless - who could have known that Trump would president that way? *
*everybody, that's who.
and "You don't know about the boxes" joins "You didn't hear it from me" and "Remember, I wasn't here" in the cover-up lexicon
ThIs really undermines the claim that these documents were precious mementos of his time in the White House.
The idea of Trump having a to do list sorta boggles my mind
1) Eat
2) Fox and Friends
3) Play golf
4) Lie down
see also:
5) Lie
6) Lie some more
7) Tell all the lies
8) poop
9) tweet while pooping
10) flush document down toilet
11) Shark Week on tv
who needs REMINDERS to do fuck-all?
Gab session with his besties, Putin and Kim!
If I had a nickel for every time I've written a shopping list on the back of a classified government document, I wouldn't have one nickel to rub together.
Oh man, I'm right there with you. I'd have soooo many empty pockets, just yearning for nickels.
"You don't know anything about the boxes."
It works if you imagine him doing an Alec Guinness impersonation.
https://youtu.be/GO_xfR64qSk?si=KftRRtTHX8QWkumE
Guinness was brilliant in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Camel." He ACED it!
A Trump spokesperson said that what ABC News was told — through what the spokesperson called “illegal leaks” — lacks “proper context and relevant information,” and that “President Trump did nothing wrong, has always insisted on truth and transparency, and acted in a proper manner, according to the law.”
The context is that, through his incredible mind, Defendant Trump had a standing order that anything he drew on in Sharpie was automatically declassified and the law of the land.
He happens to be a very intelligent person. This is the major relevation, revlavation, remalation, and revelation we received from the Welker/MTP interview.
"Sources said that after Trump heard the FBI wanted to interview Michael last year, Trump allegedly told her, 'You don't know anything about the boxes.'"
"It's unclear exactly what he meant by that."
Clearly he was talking about some English Football team that is nicknamed the "boxes?" What else could it have been?
There are so many different types of boxes in this world. I don't think it can be sorted out.
There's a big fucking box buried at Bedminster Golf Course that I would bet the Defense Budget has lots more classified documents, passports for several countries and gold krugerrands.
I'm thinking it's shit that could really put him away. The stuff he never wants to see the light of day.
I understand it's delicate to dig up a grave, but under the circumstances, it seems completely warranted. The fact she is buried on his trash golf course is also a sign that there is something in there worth keeping close to him, and we sure as hell know it's not his ex-wife. He apparently hasn't even maintained the grave, not that anyone is surprised.
AldrichAmesRobertHanson that MFer!
With Trump, I would assume that a "to-do list" is just the names of women he wants to shove into a dressing room, like he did with E. Jean Carroll.