ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
And again, it is completely legal for Trump to retain any classified documents that he was given while president.
He just can not let others see them until they are officially declassified.
Wrong.
Trumps staff would not be able to see documents in closed boxes in the locked basement.
The FBI was not just opening boxes, but reading through them.
It's readily apparent to even the most casual observer that you don't know much about how classified things work. Even if he had seen classified documents, once his security clearance is gone (when he left office), he no longer has the authority to see them, even if he's seen them before. And, as far as him knowing about classified things, well............once you leave the military after having had access to classified material, you are required to sign an NDA saying that you won't talk about anything you saw for at least 10 years after discharge. Same would happen for anyone who worked in a classified job, and even for Trump. And no, you can't just go back and see a classified document just because you want to. Do a little research on classified material, and you will come across something called a "need to know".
As far as the FBI seeing the documents? ALL FBI agents have to have a security clearance, and depending on their job, depends on how high the classification they are authorized to see goes. I'm pretty sure that the FBI picked agents to participate in serving the warrant that had appropriate clearances.