“It is respectfully requested that this Court issue an order sealing, until further order of the Court, all papers submitted in support of this application, including the application and search warrant. I believe that sealing this document is necessary because the items and information to be seized are relevant to an ongoing investigation and the FBI has not yet identified all potential criminal confederates nor located all evidence related to its investigation. Premature disclosure of the contents of this affidavit and related documents may have a significant and negative impact on the continuing investigation and may severely jeopardize its effectiveness by allowing criminal parties an opportunity to flee, destroy evidence (stored electronically and otherwise),change patterns of behavior, and notify criminal confederates” (FBI Affidavit for Search of Mar-A-Lago, 2022).
The former President Donald J. Trump is in a lot of legal trouble. There will come a lot litigation and possible criminal cases pending. Because the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) did this as a last chance to get the documents, records and whatnot that the former President had kept in his residence, Mar-A-Lago in Florida.
It is really insane the excuse and the reasoning for the defence of keeping these documents or records. When the former President went into the campaign in 2016 and ahead of the polls just questioning the private email-server of opponent Hillary Clinton. Which was exonerated and investigated into. Yes, Hillary Clinton shouldn’t have done that and given the FBI reasons to investigate her ahead of the polls. However, because of buffoonery of her, it happened.
Now, in 2022 the former President is in even more hot-water than Hillary ever was. The FBI raid of Mar-A-Lago. The share amount of classified, secret, top-secret and TS/SCI documents is staggering. That the former President has kept documents that are of such importance and possible could breach national security. In such a manner, that it’s speaking of nuclear secrets and other national defence information (NDI), which shouldn’t ever be in private hands or outside of secure locations of storage…
Mar-A-Lago was never facilitated to be a secure location. Neither did then President Trump have the rights or the “Executive Privilege” to declassify it. Secondly, these documents wasn’t planted there. Neither, was Trump co-operating with the authorities. That’s why the FBI only saw it fit after trying to get it for months. They had to make the affidavit and get the judge to sign of on the house-search and cease the documents. Which was apparently the only way to retain it…
The larger questions now after the release of the redacted affidavit. There are several of unanswered questions. Not the amount of documents and such. As these documents and possible national secrets could be traded or in part of an espionage mission of some sorts. That’s why the big lie has turned into the big spy. Not only because of the FBI and the Department of Justice used the Espionage Act as part of search, but also the Presidential Records Act and possible obstruction of justice. The last part isn’t anything new, as the President had no trouble obstructing justice in office. That was part of his game-plan and what he did into the investigations surrounding him. Either it was in the Congress or by the Authorities.
If Trump has sold these secrets and national defence information to foreign entities. If he has allowed that to happen. Than a President has gone from being a head of state, into a full fledged traitor of his Republic. It is bad enough that he wanted to overturn and do a coup d’etat against the system he was running at that point. That is saying something, which is seditious in itself and taking it a further step. Just is showing how far the former President could have possibly taken it.
That is just speculation, but there is so many unanswered tales, because of the issue of the documents and what they could possibly contain. It wasn’t like this was publicly available information or sort stuff any private person should have around. No, that’s why this is so damning. Just the idea itself of having it and taking it on purpose. That shows intent and there was some underlying interests in doing so.
Hopefully the investigations will tie the loose ends and the finally indict the former President. That’s when the man will fear the law and actually have huge meltdown. Because, for the first time in his life. He might have to properly answer for his actions. Before he has lost the ability to run a foundation, fined for running a fake university and stifled payment to other companies working for his company. However, he has gotten away with that and also gotten away with vast debt that others could only dream about.
This is why he thinks he can get away with this too. Since there been no real consequences for him. While the wheels of the law is slowly turning. It is looking grim for him. The only hope we can have is that this actually amount to something. Now it really obvious that this man isn’t a trustworthy one. Neither does he care about the law, procedures or anyone else than himself. Peace.
MinBane 