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What do you think Trump is actually going to be charged with? Your posts seem to be regurgitated nonsense, spin, deflection.Nonsense.
Can a president give copies of classified docs to senators, ambassadors, allies, etc.?
Of course he can.
The classified docs laws are very explicit to totally exempt presidents and VPs, who much conduct diplomacy as they see fit.
And no one else gets any say.
The claim he was no longer president is pointless, since when president he can give copies to himself.
And the courts have already ruled executive privilege over classified docs never goes away.
The claim it violates NARA or PRA is also nonsense, since those are just based on FOIA, and are satisfied by copies from the original source, and do not require anything from, the president.
Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are considered federal property and are required to be turned over to NARA upon the president leaving office. On January 20, 2021, Trump left the White House for his home in Florida. Members of Trump’s transition team were responsible for packing his things and were required by the General Services Administration to certify in writing “that the items being shipped were required to wind down the Office of the Former President and would be utilized as the Office transitioned to its new location in Florida.” In May 2021, NARA found that documents were missing from the material received from Trump when he left office; the agency requested the records from Trump on or around May 6, 2021. NARA then engaged in prolonged discussions with Trump representatives to acquire the records.
In late December 2021, NARA was informed by a Trump representative that at least 12 boxes of records had been found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. In January 2022, Trump’s team turned over 15 boxes of documents from Mar-a-Lago to NARA for their review; NARA determined that 14 of those 15 boxes contained classified material and, in February, referred the matter to the Justice Department for criminal investigation. After several months and repeated attempts to retrieve additional documents, on May 11, 2022, the Justice Department obtained a grand jury subpoena seeking “any and all” documents bearing classification markings in Trump’s possession. Investigators suspect, based on witness statements, security camera footage, and other documentary evidence, that following the subpoena, Trump personally examined documents stored at Mar-a-Lago.
Donald Trump is likely to be indicted soon related to classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Here’s what he may be charged with. - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
It is very likely that Trump will soon face his first federal indictment for his possession and mishandling of over 300 classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence.
www.citizensforethics.org