Opinion: Garland is very soft on Trump…

 

“Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of former career Justice Department prosecutor and former chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague, Jack Smith, to serve as Special Counsel to oversee two ongoing criminal investigations. The first is the investigation, as described in court filings in the District of Columbia, into whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021. The second is the ongoing investigation involving classified documents and other presidential records, as well as the possible obstruction of that investigation, referenced and described in court filings submitted in a pending matter in the Southern District of Florida” (Department of Justice – ‘Appointment of a Special Counsel’ 18.11.2022).

You can imagine someone inciting to overthrow the elected government and stealing state secrets would walk free for months on end. In the United States of America that’s the case. The Former President Donald J. Trump can try to install himself in the oval office, incite violence and stop the process of an election. While he can also steal, sell and possible endanger the Republic for personal gains. That’s what Trump has done and still he walks free.

Others who was part of the January 6^th insurrection is already behind bars. Others have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. That’s why it’s interesting that the Attorney General appoints a Special Counsel to look into the case of Trump’s involvement in the January 6^th Insurrection. When he had power, was the President and could have called it off. They all acted on his wishes and he had the motive to do it. That’s easy to see. The former President was the one who could get a second term, if he had succeed that day.

That’s why you know the Attorney General should have instead indicted and started grand jury proceedings. This is so softly going against a man who was willing to end democracy and get himself into office. That sort of man doesn’t care about justice or rule of law. No, he only cares about himself and his own interests.

The second case is also so obvious and he is being treated so uniquely. Trump are able to walk and be free after taking confidential documents. He possibly took the nuclear codes and other highly sensitive secret documents, which are of national importance. They are acting like it doesn’t matter and doesn’t have any real consequences. Because, Trump did it, but we know others has served time and lost their careers in government for taking a single document or leaking it for that matter. This is why this is infuriating. When you know it is boxes upon boxes, which has been returned from his Mar-A-Lago home in Florida.

Attorney General Garland is too careful. Others would have paid the cost and the price already. The AG should have acted more swiftly and ensured a bulletproof case was already certain. It is like it’s glacier slow and only giving Trump time to get into the ring again in 2024. The latest press conference and order of Special Counsel seems to be another move to stall it. Yes, Mueller was able to do certain things, but he never got the big-dogs. That’s why I have little faith in another man or woman in his stead.

Trump is the winner here. The DoJ and the AG is so meek. There is nothing fierce or willing to humiliate Trump. Garland has shown that his not willing to touch or play fair. No, his just depleting all options and not challenging Trump. While Trump can use one scheme and create another scheme. Before the latest scheme is over, he has done another one and a new crime is committed. Meanwhile, he is never paying the price or ever caught. It seems like Trump is a living “get-out-of-jail-free-card”. Since nothing sticks on him and he never get indicted or prosecuted. There is plenty of investigations, but they are not going anywhere. The only real price he has paid is losing his Foundation and paying damages for Trump University. The rest his off the hook and haven’t really gotten punished. That has to stop.

Especially, when he should face charges of insurrection and stealing government documents. Peace.

Opinion: Judge Cannon’s fallacy …

“1. The term “seized material” in the Court’s Order Appointing Special Master [ECF No. 91] is modified to include all materials seized on August 8, 2022, except the approximately one-hundred documents bearing classification markings [ECF No. 91 ¶ 2].

2. Paragraph 5(b)(i)(bb) of the Order Appointing Special Master is hereby STRICKEN [ECF No. 91 ¶ 5].

3. Paragraph 6 of the Order Appointing Special Master is hereby STRICKEN [ECF No. 91 ¶ 6].

Case 9:22-cv-81294-AMC Document 104 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/22/2022 Page 1 of 2” (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT – SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA – WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION – CASE NO. 22-81294-CIV-CANNON, 22.09.2022).

Today it’s proof that the legal argument for having a special master looking into the documents and whatnot from the 8^th August 2022 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) house search of Mar-A-Lago. Since the defence of Trump himself and his attorneys has been various of weird arguments. We heard the latest in an interview this week that Trump can think and that’s how he “declassified” documents. However, everyone knows that’s impossible and not even clever spin.

Former President Trump had national security documents, documents marked secret and empty binders of that as well. There is several of breaches of law and the security organizations has to assess the damage and possible dangers of the former President having them in a golf-club and storing them in an unsecure location. That’s what the former President did with highly sensitive documents, which should only be at government facilities and around people with proper security clearances. Therefore, the case and defences of it sort of futile. Unless, Trump and his attorney could prove they have “declassified” and done proper procedure. However, that hasn’t been done and it’s obvious they never will. Because, they got nothing and are empty handed. Trump was caught red-handed and like Shaggy trying to sing “it wasn’t me”. Nevertheless, we know it was him and he did this deliberately.

That’s why the taking of a Trump appointed judge in Florida to issue the order of Special Master to review the documents. Really just shows how the former President lacks proper judgement or ideas for having it. Since, he thought the appointed special master would stall the investigation and not ask questions. However, the special master did question Trump and his attorneys without any proper justification for having the classified documents. The only thing this process has done. Is to stop the investigation for some time, but not as much as Trump wanted it.

Now… Judge Aileen Cannon even had to backtrack the Special Master… which is a proven of the lacking justification for it in the first place. These sentences from her will be with her for the rest of her career. Just read it!

On the 15^th September Court Order:

“Lastly, the Court agrees with the Government that “the public is best served by even handed adherence to established principles of civil and criminal procedure,” regardless of the personal identity of the parties involved [ECF No. 88 p. 10]. It is also true, of course, that even handed procedure does not demand unquestioning trust in the determinations of the Department of Justice. Based on the nature of this action, the principles of equity require the Court to consider the specific context at issue, and that consideration is inherently impacted by the position formerly held by Plaintiff. The Court thus continues to endeavor to serve the public interest, the principles of civil and criminal procedure, and the principles of equity. And the Court remains firmly of the view that appointment of a special master to conduct a review of the seized materials, accompanied by a temporary injunction to avoid unwarranted use and disclosure of potentially privileged and/or personal materials, is fully consonant with the foregoing principles and with the need to ensure at least the appearance of fairness and integrity under unprecedented circumstances” (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT – SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA – WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION – CASE NO. 22-81294-CIV-CANNON, 15.09.2022).

Now that Judge Cannon has STRICKEN the Special Master. That shows the plaintiff and the one under investigation losing out. While the judge has been able to buy a little time. Nevertheless not a lot. Judge Cannon was surely picked because she was a part of Federalist Society and is Republican. She fit the bill and was appointed him. So, when Trump needed a favour… Cannon did that for him now. At least she tried… though she saw it more important to shield and defend Trump over the National Security. That’s the proof of her action and she saw it fit to get a special master when the security agencies should look into the documents and assess the damage further. However, that was partly stopped over the whole ordeal in the Courts.

The Judge has destroyed her name in honour of giving Trump what he needed. She served Trump and not the nation. In a government office, she saw it more important to serve him, than considering the national security implications of this case. That is an act that shouldn’t have happened, but it did and for her it should have consequences. Though we cannot expect impeachment or any sort of reaction. Her name is now tainted and so is her role as a judge.

Her decision to ensure the case got a Special Master to later rescind it or STRICKEN it. Just shows how she failed and how her legal arguments was false. It was a farce and there is nothing good coming out of it. Not even Trump is getting his way and his lucky it hasn’t had further consequences yet. Because, anyone else would be in bracelets and be indicted for having such material in their home. However, his still walking around and being a public figure. Really showing contempt of the courts and their duties. Therefore, this case has to be resolved and the statutes used against him has to be addressed. Since the FBI couldn’t have done a house-search without proof or evidence of the committed acts of the Former President.

That is something the Judge must have known, but she chose to side with Trump. This is the total disarray of her arguments and reasoning to get the Special Master. She has now shown to the world what sort of judge she is. Another lackey and someone who doesn’t value rule of law, which is a sad fact when she’s in-fact as custodian of the law. Judge Cannon should be one of the first to understand and act accordingly, but she chose partisanship. That reflected in the manners of which she got the Special Master. Today she has backtracked it, but the decision will linger on forever.

Just for one reason. A judge chosen a person over national security. No one would believe that is possible, but in this case it was. It is weird writing those words, but someone chose Trump over the law. That shows where the loyalty lays and where the oath went. It wasn’t to uphold the nation or the ideals of the state. No, it was to serve and do it by any means necessary. Peace.

A final memo: The STRICKEN part is sadly only that the marked classified documents are out of the scope for the Special Master. The Special Master still have to review the other documents, but Trump attorney’s will be questioned and have to answer for still having them. Since they are deemed as government documents. There might be private documents in between the government documents, but that is incriminating. Therefore, the next few days will be interesting in this regard. Judge Cannon still chose Trump over National Security in regard to the Classified Documents. Peace.

Opinion: The reasons for the FBI Search of Mar-A-Lago makes more sense by the minute

“There are important national security interests in the FBI and others in the Intelligence Community getting access to these materials. According to NARA, among the materials in the boxes are over l 00 documents with classification markings, comprising more than 700 pages. Some include the highest levels of classification, including Special Access Program (SAP) materials. Access to the materials is not only necessary for purposes of our ongoing criminal investigation, but the Executive Branch must also conduct an assessment of the potential damage resulting from the apparent manner in which these materials were stored and transpotted and take any necessary remedial steps. Accordingly, we are seeking immediate access to these materials so as to facilitate the necessary assessments that need to be conducted within the Executive Branch” (Acting Archivist of the United States, Debra Steidel Wall letter to Evan Corcoran, 10.05.2022).

The raid or the search of the home of Donald J. Trump or Mar-A-Lago, Florida on the 9^th August 2022 is just becoming obvious. It is a reason why the Trump lawyers and their whole “transparency” plans is backfiring.

The former President is now in hot water. That’s because of what the documents that is leaked is saying about the investigation. All the sorts of defences and excuses to have the documents doesn’t make any sort sense now. The documents are not planted, declassified or allowed to be there. Secondly, after the last revelation. It is a possibilities that the documents are missing, lost or traded away.

One way or another… there is conspiracy and intent of the former President here. He took these documents and withheld them from the authorities. There was a long discussion and grand jury subpoena for the return of the set documents, which the former President didn’t comply with.

As the former Head of State he didn’t only breach the rules of taking these documents away from the archives and outside the White House. The former President did this deliberately and kept some documents in an unsecure storage facility and others was either in his desk or in his office. Where they found “43 Empty Folders with “CLASSIFIED’” Banners” and “28 Empty Folders Labeled “Return to Staff Secretary Miliary Aide”. In addition they found several of classified, top secret and secret documents too. Therefore, there is several of questions remaining why he had this and kept these privately.

There was even more in the storage unit of missing documents and secret documents as well. This just shows to what extent this enterprise was. It seems like it was leverage and possible means to an end.

The former President is investigated under several of statutes and one of them is the espionage. If the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) find proofs of the conspiracy or the possible criminal acts. That would be detrimental to it.

However, even without the Espionage Act breaches and possible damage to national security. The law enforcement can go after the former President for breaching the law with having these documents illegally and storing them as well. He broke the law by not complying and letting the NARA take over these. The final part is the endangering the nation by holding these documents and whatever they contained. There was a lot of missing pages and we have no idea what was on them or their designated meaning for either the military or any other vital part of the US Government.

Here Trump has outplayed himself. This isn’t just a scandal, but a crisis of national security. Where people are starting to wonder, if he is a spy and was doing espionage. If he did that… he did something seditious and acted in treason. Just like he was when he incited the mob to attack the capitol on the 6^th January 2021 and tried to make a cover coup d’etat to overturn the previous Presidential Election in his favour. It just shows to what extent he does to do thing for personal gains.

Former President Trump isn’t a man of honour, but a man of criminal exposure and for some strange reasons… his been able to avoid the slammer all of his life. While everyone around him is either pleading guilty, being investigated too or possibly facing time. That’s why he promises pardons to everyone supporting his cause. Because, he know he cannot win lawfully and be living according to the law. The law is a problem for him and it’s catching up to him too. Peace.

Opinion: The most damning paragraph in the FBI Affidavit to Search Mar-A-Lago

“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.

A look into the FBI’s affidavit: The reasons for the FBI Search Warrant to raid Trump’s Mar-A-Lago

 

On the 9^th August the home of former President Donald J. Trump. Mar-A-Lago was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI had done everything through procedure and protocol. That’s why the FBI had gotten Search Warrants and ability to enter his building/home legally. This was done, because the former President hadn’t complied with the authorities and hadn’t returned government owned documents. That’s why this went down and there are credible reasons for doing so.

The affidavit states clearly this: “After an initial review of the NARA Referral, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened a criminal investigation to, among other things, determine how the documents with classification markings and records were removed from the White House (or any other authorized location(s) for the storage of classified materials)and came to be stored at the PREMISES; determine whether the storage location(s) at the PREMISES were authorized locations for the storage of classified information; determine whether any additional classified documents or records may have been stored in an unauthorized location at the PREMISES or another unknown location, and whether they remain at any such location; and identify any person(s)who may have removed or retained classified information without authorization and/or in an unauthorized space”.

Here is the main issue and the unlawful activity of the former President. It is easy to read this and understand what Trump did. He did blatantly take documents, records and classified information, which he wasn’t allowed to store. Neither did he have secure facilities or the rights to have it. That has been stated in reports in the press already that Trump had “secret”, “top secret”, “classified” and even “TS/SCI”, which is not only highly classified, but only supposed to be kept in certain location and you need special clearances to even get access to it. Therefore, this is case appalling and how little “national security” matters for the “law and order” former President.

The affidavit further says: “The FBI’s investigation has established that documents bearing classification markings, which appear to contain National Defense Information (NDI),were among the materials contained in the FIFTEEN BOXES and were stored at the PREMISES in an unauthorized location”.

Here is talk of compromising documents… and should never ever leave the premises of secure locations. That’s what Trump took to Mar-A-Lago. This could contain vital military secrets and could be dangerous for the national security. He has taken this to his home as he left office.

In addition: “Further, there is probable cause to believe that additional documents that contain classified NDI or that are Presidential records subject to record retention requirements currently remain at the PREMISES. There is also probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the PREMISES”.

The ones that defends his rights to have these documents are now partly insane. Because the preposition of having classified NDI or even TS/SCI outside of safe or secure locations are insane. They should never really be kept outside that and only a selected few with clearances can see it. People who leaks or even tries to whistle-blow this sort of information become felons and get punished with the espionage act. As they violated the state and it’s security. The same can now be said by the former President.

Another interesting fact is this one: “Based upon this investigation, I believe that the STORAGE ROOM, FPOTUS’s residential suite, Pine Hall, the 45 Office, and other spaces within the PREMISES are not currently authorized locations for the storage of classified information or NDI. Similarly, based upon this investigation, I do not believe that any spaces within the PREMISES have been authorized for the storage of classified information at least since the end of FPOTUS’s Presidential Administration on January 20,2021”.

This just shows what sort lack of care or concern for these documents. The former President has violated several of codes and because of his reluctant acts to return then. The FBI has to get a search warrant and get it all. They had to investigate and prove all exhaustion of remedies to get it returned. This just shows what sort of contempt for the law the former President has and how he thinks his above it.

The affidavit doesn’t make the case any better for Donald J. Trump, because the redacted parts of the affidavit only shows there are more unknown acts or possible crimes investigated. The parts that is unleashed today on the public. Only shows what sort acts that has been done by him. There was intent and he stored illegal documents, which has vital national defense information (NDI). That’s compelling and spelling out what he did.

So, if the former President thinks this affidavit vindicate him in any way. No, it only shows the public what sort of man he is and how he violates the law without any consideration of the implications. Because, others would have been in the slammer or behind bars for this much sooner. Peace.

Opinion: No one should have TS/SCI documents in their home, yet Trump did…

“Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) is classified national intelligence information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the DNI. The SCI control system structure is the system of procedural protective mechanisms used to regulate or guide each program established by the DNI as SCI” ((U) Intelligence Community Authorized Classification and Control Markings – Register and Manual, 2012).

The ones that are downplaying the severity of the revelation that former President Donald J. Trump took not only “Secret”, “Top Secret” and “Classified” documents to his Mar-A-Lago home after ending his term. The former President in addition took the ones classified as TS/SCI.

All of this shouldn’t have happened in the first place. No Head of State or Commander-in-Chief has done this. There been instances where there been whistleblowers who has released highly classified documents and been targets of the Republic afterwards. This being Edward Snowden, Reality Winner or anyone else who has in the recent years done that. They breached the trust of the state and their security clearances by doing this.

Even back in 2008, the former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales story says it all really:

“In sum, our investigation concluded that Gonzales mishandled classified materials regarding two highly sensitive compartmented programs. We found that Gonzales took his classified handwritten notes home and stored them there for an indeterminate period of time. The notes contained operational aspects and other information about the NSA surveillance program that is classified at the TS/SCI level. By regulation, such material must be stored in a Sensitive Compartmented Storage Facility (SCIF). At the time he took these materials home, Gonzales did not have a SCIF at his house. Although Gonzales did have a safe at his residence at this time, we found that he did not use it to store the notes. We also found that Gonzales improperly stored other highly classified documents about the two compartmented programs in a safe at the Department that was not located in a SCIF. Several employees in the OAG had access to the safe where Gonzales stored the documents even though they lacked the necessary security clearances for this information. We concluded that Gonzales’s mishandling of both the notes and the other classified documents violated Department security requirements and procedures” (Office of the Inspector General – Special Report – ‘Report of Investigation Regarding Allegations of Mishandling of Classified Documents by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ September 2008)

So with that in mind, the TS/SCI especially, which is the highest levels of secrecy and national intelligence. The sort of documents that shouldn’t be anyone’s home. The sort of documents that contain secrets of national defence or otherwise security programs, which shouldn’t be easily accessed. That sort of documents was what former President Trump had in his home. The sort of document that should only be stored in a Sensitive Compartmented Storage Facility (SCIF) and Mar-A-Lago is far from that.

The former Attorney General Gonzales mishandled documents too and took them home. What was striking about Gonzales was that he wasn’t charged after that and was shielded for prosecution. While the media at the time was hit the Espionage Act, if they published or discussed the matters. Which is ironic, as the public should know about the actions of their Attorney General and his activities.

That’s what’s happening today and President Trump can say that the documents was already “declassified”. However that is just hearsay at this point, because why did he take them home and store them? Why if they weren’t important… why did he keep them and have it in his home? That doesn’t make sense.

Secondly, there is a process and legalise to how documents of these manner get classified and declassified. It isn’t just a blink of an eye and that a President Orders to be so. No, when it comes to National Security and Secrets that is deemed by the Director of National Intelligence(DNA) and National Security Agency (NSA). All of these has procedures and means to have oversight of the documents, as well as the Department of Defence (DoD) and Central Intelligence Authority (CIA). So, it isn’t an easy escape or way of getting it.

The third aspect is that with every level of secrecy a person needs a clearance and needs to be designated to work with it. It isn’t like free entry and everyone allowed to read or store. That’s why what Trump did is very dangerous. That from the same man who had issues that Hillary Clinton had a private Email-Server in her home while serving as U.S. Secretary of State. This was investigated and the authorities didn’t find any direct illegal by it, but it shouldn’t have happened. However, as bad as that was… the way the former President took documents has to be answered for.

As Trump did take documents, which are designed to be within a SCIF facility and be contained in a secure location. When he has taken such documents to Mar-A-Lago his clearly not caring about National Security or the National Secrets. He believes his obliged and approved to keep onto it. Others would have served time like Reality Winner. Hell, would be in exile like Edward Snowden. So, who does Trump think he is?

Just to read that someone takes TS/SCI home and doesn’t store those things correctly. That sound send chills down your spine. That the FBI did take so much documents and had such a list of things that Trump kept in his home, says a lot about what he did. This is a deliberate act and not just a random act. Especially, when the documents are so visibly stamped and regulated as is. It just shows how reckless and how his acting…

If he thinks he can double down with “declassified” or “copies” or whatever excuses. That will not stick. Because, you as a former Head of State should know better. It should also be a bad omen when the Department of Justice is investigating him under the Espionage Act. That is signalling that he could have “sold” or used the document as leverage with foreign entities. This is also seditious and treasonous, if proven so.

Trump has a lot to answer too. Not only this investigation. We know there was three statutes, which was the reason for the FBI “raid” of Mar-A-Lago. He has several of other cases built against him and he should be worried. The proof and evidence of the level of document kept in Mar-A-Lago only shows what his willing to do.

The ones trusting this man is clearly not seeing the whole picture. A man who is willing to endanger and breach national security for his own interests. While acting like a victim, when he did it himself and tried to keep these things as long as he could. That’s why the FBI needed a warrant and “raid” his home.

He did something very obviously “illegal” and that should have consequences. While Gonzales didn’t pay a price. He took less documents, but I wonder if anyone want to shield Trump now? Does he have friends or associates willing to trade national intelligence and national security over saving their messiah?

Time will tell.. but it shows how Trump acts and doesn’t care about “rule of law”. Peace.

Opinion: The GOP will now be off their rockers

After the FBI has now searched the home of former President Trump. Expect the whole MAGA world and the Grand Ol’ Party (GOP) or the Republican Party to be acting all out. They will go out swinging and maligning anyone in their way. There will be no stop and they even use all hoaxes and scare-tactics to undermine the process.

There is a reason why a judge signed of on the search warrant and allowed the FBI agents to raid Mara-A-Lago. That’s because there was no other way of getting the evidence, missing documents or classified documents he could be keeping there. We know already that 45 kept 15 boxes unsolicited documents, which was based for the National Archives. We don’t know what they are searching for right now, but they have a cause and enough reasons to do so. That’s why the “Law and Order” party should understand that, but they won’t and they never will.

The Republican Party is so far out and so lost on the understanding of criminal prosecution. That they only see things in the eyes of Q and MAGA conspiracies. There is no justification or reasoning. It is only the search for Atlantis or the Great Yeti. That’s how they are sounding like and making up things mask the fascism they spewing on the regular now. Creating culture wars while doing what they can to give tax-relief to the 1%. That’s their hallow mission and they need their guiding star to get there. Donald J. Trump, their saviour and God embodied on planet earth. Which is so ungodly and blasphemy, but do they care?

No, they only care as long as they have power and influence. It don’t matter what ordinary citizens goes through or struggles with. No, they just need to salvage power and their base. Which just happens to be through their messiah, Trump himself. That’s how blatant and disregarding any common sense it has become.

The “Trumpists” and inner-circle Republican’s will now target the Attorney General. They will persist on retaliation and “clearing house”. While the reality is that the DoJ is only following the law and procedure. We all know that Trump doesn’t care about subpoenas or proceedings of the law enforcement. He don’t trust them and won’t trust them, because several of these entities are investigating him. Trump and Trump Organization has lots of flaws and incriminating acts, which is the reason for several investigations in the first place. Heck, even the misuse of office and office of President alone could be enough to go after him. That’s without the coup d’etat or obstruction of justice, which he has also presided over. Therefore, the GOP should know better, but they won’t. It is not in them and they need their master.

It is really tragic that a party has become like this. That their mischief and their moral obligation is now to safeguard a man. There moral rights and concern isn’t with the integrity of the state or rule of law. No, it is save their saviour. It is to avoid his crucifixion and his sentencing. His supposed to avoid everything, because he brings all the power aligned and encircled around him.

That’s how it all sounds like from Republican representatives defending him. The means of how they are supporting him and standing up their hero. They are not considering the implications or the ramifications of it all. They are serving him as their unsound king. His their absolute monarch and superhero. A man who is willing to lie about everything and everyone. His allies can be thrown under the bus and become a felon. As long as Trump himself gets off the hook.

That’s the drill and this is America. The home of free and brave, where one party is a slave to one man and his will. It is tragic and unfortunate, but that’s how the mighty has fallen in the duo-poly of the United States of America. Peace.

Opinion: Papa Don’s home raided by the FBI

“In the case of federal offenses that are colloquially known as white-collar crimes (e.g., violations of the federal securities laws), agents often will need to obtain documents from suspects and innocent parties as part of the investigation. To do so, the agents can apply for a search warrant from a magistrate (or judge) to search a particular site for relevant evidence. Alternatively, the agents can request a subpoena from a grand jury” (FBI – ‘A Brief Description of the Federal Criminal Justice Process’).

It is now official that the former President Donald J. “Papa Don” Trump home “Mar-A-Lago” in Florida was raided by the FBI. The FBI cannot just show up and raid someone’s home. They need evidence and get a search warrant accepted by a judge. Therefore, what happened yesterday is unique in the sense the authorities has collected and founds enough reasons to do this.

Time Magazine reports it like this: “The FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said Monday” (Time Magazine, 09.08.2022).

We know that the President has withheld documents and taken documents meant for the National Archive, which is stated by law to happen after ending of term. The authorities has already needed to go to Mar-A-Lago and pick-up 15 boxes of documents from his time in office. That’s why Trump has done this before and people shouldn’t be shocked by the extent of it.

The FBI wouldn’t knock or come to a home without a reason. “Papa Don” is finally feeling the “Law and Order” he spoke so loudly about in office. What is striking here is that the FBI director is a Trump appointee and the judge signing of the search warrant is another too. Therefore, the people doing it isn’t “democrats” but people Trump trusted with these offices. So, the “deep state” nonsense of the Republicans or the acts of “weaponized” Department of Justice is out of bound. Because, this just shows that a citizen and a former President isn’t above the law. He just have to answer to it like anyone else.

The Republican’s cannot shield itself and make it look like “Papa Don” is an innocent boy-scout. That’s how they are acting and that they are shocked. The Trump Organization, the Trump Campaign and the Trump Administration has a lot of questionable acts. It is with a reason why his the only former President not allowed to have a foundation, because of how he used a former one for business or private matters and not for charity.

The GOP will be in meltdown mode and that’s for the simple reason: Their dude is in trouble. He has been able to skate away from trouble so far. Which is amazing in itself. He tried to do a coup d’etat. The former President was able to profit on the Presidency and so did his businesses. That has in the past been illegal and the companies owned by Presidents has been sold or put into trusts. However, that wasn’t the case with him and foreign interests could sway the Presidency monetarily. Therefore… there is enough reason to look into the man.

“Papa Don” cannot run away from the law. The FBI has some knowledge and possible evidence to further investigate. They feared for the documents and the evidence being destroyed. That’s why they are raiding his home now. We don’t know if he tried to obstruct justice or destroy classified documents. Secondly, we don’t know if he tried to sell that to a “third party” which “Papa Don” did together with Manafort to Russian spies. Therefore, there is possible precedence for doing so.

We can now wonder how this will play out for “Papa Don”. There is enough investigations going on in New York, Washington D.C. and in Georgia itself. We can also wonder where the indictment or the criminal prosecution will happen. A “Papa Don” trial would be an event at this point. Especially, in consideration of his stature and that’s his the former President. We know that former President Richard Nixon accepted from President Ford a “pardon” to get away from being indicted for his crimes. Therefore, the “Papa Don” can only get that from President Biden. It is not in the interest of Biden to give him that. We know that Trump would go after Biden’s family and the Democratic Party. That is something “Papa Don” has said before and would go after his political enemies. This is why it’s unlikely that Biden would give him mercy.

What we are seeing is that “Papa Don” own actions are catching up to him. He has been able to run away from anything. The criminal dealings in the corporate world. He has gotten away from paying taxes and keeping his tax-returns private. The former President has blocked investigations and obstructed justice. Used office for profits and personal interests. That’s why there so much things that could be of interests for the FBI. “Papa Don” should be worried… and that’s why the GOP has a meltdown. Because, they know what has been going on and what their “beloved” leader has done.

Not only trying to openly coordinate a coup d’etat, but also all the questionable actions, which is being investigated. It is a reasons why the Trump Organizations has been caught in scams and in criminal acts over the years. So, anyone shouldn’t be shocked that “Papa Don” is doing illegal things. Therefore, the tides is turning and now the rule of law is coming home. The “Papa Don” above the law is over.

Trump has used “executive privilege” to safeguard himself, but that isn’t valid as a citizen. This is why he cannot run or hide. The law can now catch up on him. We just have to see why they did it and reasons for the raid. The FBI did this for a reason and with a suspect of illegal activity. That’s why it happened and the truth will come out later. Peace.

Opinion: Blackmailing doesn’t work in negotiation of a budget, even if Trump and Republican’s think it works!

The United States of America is now without a captain, a head honcho and without clear steering leadership. President Donald J. Trump is clearly not stable or a capable person who can hold thought longer, than he holds his thirst for a Diet Coke. So it is old-fashion way that, when the weekend started and during the weekend. Either the White House or the Republican Party has assaulted the Democratic Party for not doing their patriotic duty. However, they are not the majority in the House of Representatives, they are not the majority in the Senate and they do not have the Presidency.

All of that should come into consideration as the Budget negotiations has been going on. There been counter measured to secure payments for soldiers and people in combat. While that has been silenced by the same Republican Party, that are blaming the Democrats. Its the whole way of discussing the deal and agreement with the minority leader, has proven to failing. That President Trump can get into one state of mind and then hours later a call from Chief of Staff John Kelly. Can sway in another direction. Then again can another call from Trump to Democratic leader Chuch Schumer being about another piece, that was not agreed upon.

Its this constant changes and not stability. Its the constant use of military and health care for the needy, while the same majority party has dismantled a lot of that in the tax-cut bill in late part 2017. So the Democrats knows how the Republican party operates, not for the people need, but for the needs of their donors. They don’t care about the CHIP Program and neither care about DREAMERS. That is evident by their way of reasoning and their way of negotiations. Trump clearly doesn’t care about these, he promises left and right, but just wants tax-cuts for him and another party at Mar-A-Lago in Florida.

That the Democrats has been in the trenches trying to fix something is evident. While Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have no heart. We knew they operated that out some time ago and its left behind in the closet of one of their main donors. Since, they are using the speeches of the past, but they are the ones that filibustered the crap out of the House and Senate during the Obama Years. Now that they cannot get 60 votes in the Senate. They are sending assaults to Schumer and the Democrats. It is insane!

When they are throwing out bi-partisan deals, by the time spent to forge a deal that both parties can work on and secure funding. Also for popular programs like CHIP and DACA. Clearly, the Republican party doesn’t see that, because they are lost in the InfoWars, Breitbart and Fox News news-cycle, where if they go outside of that paradigm. They will lose popularity in the needed midst of 20% – 30% electorate, which they need in the midterms 2018. Clearly, the Republican Party is afraid to look weak and not following promises made during the 2016 election.

While that is happening, the cost of this a government shutdown. That means many will not during next payout of salaries and government programs will cease until the shutdown is stopped. The natural funding and the in-activity will mean that many ordinary non-life danger programs will stop. This because the President and his party cannot be in balanced and stable in negotiations. They are their worst enemy, but playing the blame-game on Democrats. Who can support this government, but has no incentive to do, when they are shot down and has no reason to give way over nothing.

What the Republicans should do, which they won’t, is to look into themselves and their blackmailing of the other party. Nothing else has happen. That is why the speeches of McConnell and Ryan has been like they are. They know about the changes and calls between them and Democrats. Still, they are blaming them.

They are easily the opposite of Robin Hood, giving more to wealthy and less to the poor. They are struggling to govern, because their enemy is gone in the White House. The Republicans we’re good as long as the Freedom Caucus and the Tea Party Activist could block progressive and liberal ideas from the White House. But now that they have the man in the office and the Capitol Hill for themselves. They cannot explain or be able to agree themselves on what is key or important. Therefore, they have to make enemies out of the Democrats. Secondly, they expect to get away with that.

Not so strange, the blackmailing is their thing, it is the thing of Trump. That is why he has record of lawsuits during his corporate career, why he has not paid workers on his buildings and properties and then sued the contractors for negligence and whatnot. Trump has done that all his life and therefore, tries the same trick as President. However, this isn’t mob business or contractors who needs his money. This is people who has constituents and future votes to be in their favor. Democrats doesn’t need Trump. They don’t need him or his presidency. That is the truth. Trump, thinks everyone needs him and wants him. He is the center of the Universe. However, for the democrats, he is a necessary evil. A devil you work with, in need, but buries hopefully in the future.

So the Republican Party has gone wrongly about it all, they are the ones that need the Democrats. Not the other way around. They have the majority and is supposed to govern. It seems easy on West Wing and Yes Prime Minister. Therefore, they should feel the pinch and their guilt. Even as they deflect and even Kellyann Conway are on TV, still spreading the news of the deal-maker Trump is. Well, it is proven he is jello. It is proven that his shifting and short-term memory, also lack of focus is destroying the importance of the budget negotiations and their deadlines. Combined with the neglect of leadership from his side. Trump cannot whip his party into one focus and one line. If Fox & Friends or Breitbart excel a bad story. He will twist his mind and change way. That is not the way of making significant changes in law.

I think the Republican’s has to jump from the wall and find a middle-ground. If they are serious about governing and not just creating headlines. If the Republicans care about their government and the service it provides, other than giving tax-relief to the wealthy. Time is to open their minds and mouths, talk with the Democratic Party and see where they can go. Peace.

UN Special Rapporteur Alston questions the US Government on the extreme poverty in the United States!

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Yesterday, something rare happen, the United Nations addressed big issues within the United States and their ways of governing. Clearly, this is starch message. If this was a poorer and weaker state. The United States Special Rapporteur Phillip Alston would have condemn their actions. Instead, he is describing it and addressing it. Which is a fresh look from the United Nations, that is worried about the growing poverty in the US. It is special that it happens in this period and time. When the ruling party and majority in both chambers of the Congress. Is working on a bill to give tax relief to the wealthiest, the corporations and growing deficit on the federal budget. Clearly, the value of the middle-class and the poorest doesn’t matter in this calculation. Since, the taxes will grow for the ordinary and the poor, while the richest get more cash.

Therefore, what the UN Special Rapporteur is writing is damning. It is demeaning. This isn’t a fairy-tale or a Disney adventure. This isn’t the dream of gaining fortunes at Silicon Valley. This is the real deal, the issues, the ghetto’s, the slums and the ones living on food-stamps all around the US. The way the United States is governed, might be also a reason for the rampant poverty. Since the Federal State is so far away and the limitations on the States. Barres the State governments from actually delivering necessary welfare and provisions to help their poorest citizens. It could be in their DNA, as everyone is supposed to be self-made and can become millionaires. Even if it is just a tiny group of people who is able to go from the slums and ghetto’s and become vastly wealthy. They are more rare, than the norm. The Rapporteur really paints a story of an American Nightmare and not the American Dream. Alston is describing a bleak picture and shows, that the United States got a lot of work to do. If their citizens are supposed to have equal rights and equal opportunities, because the contrasts and the different spectrum’s of wealth should worry the politicians. Clearly, it doesn’t when we know how the Tax-Plan is and who will benefit in the coming years.

“The reality that I have seen, however, is very different. It is a fact that many of the wealthiest citizens do not pay taxes at the rates that others do, hoard much of their wealth off-shore, and often make their profits purely from speculation rather than contributing to the overall wealth of the American community. Who then are the poor? Racist stereotypes are usually not far beneath the surface. The poor are overwhelmingly assumed to be people of color, whether African Americans or Hispanic ‘immigrants’. The reality is that there are 8 million more poor Whites than there are Blacks. Similarly, large numbers of welfare recipients are assumed to be living high on the hog. Some politicians and political appointees with whom I spoke were completely sold on the narrative of such scammers sitting on comfortable sofas, watching color TVs, while surfing on their smart phones, all paid for by welfare. I wonder how many of these politicians have ever visited poor areas, let alone spoken to those who dwell there. There are anecdotes aplenty, but evidence is nowhere to be seen. In every society, there are those who abuse the system, as much in the upper income levels, as in the lower. But the poor people I met from among the 40 million living in poverty were overwhelmingly either persons who had been born into poverty, or those who had been thrust there by circumstances largely beyond their control such as physical or mental disabilities, divorce, family breakdown, illness, old age, unlivable wages, or discrimination in the job market” (…) “There is no magic recipe for eliminating extreme poverty, and each level of government must make its own good faith decisions. But at the end of the day, particularly in a rich country like the USA, the persistence of extreme poverty is a political choice made by those in power. With political will, it could readily be eliminated” (…) “Reflecting on these developments, leading poverty experts have concluded that: Because of this rising joblessness, the U.S. poverty population is becoming a more deprived and destitute class, one that’s disconnected from the economy and unable to meet basic needs. … 40 percent of the 1999 poverty population was in deep poverty … [compared to 46 percent of the 2015 poverty population … . Likewise, rates of extreme poverty (i.e., living on less than $2 per day per person) are also increasing, again because of declining employment as well as growing “disconnection” from the safety net” (Alston, 2017).

This words are striking, these words are address big problems within the American society. That cannot be taken easy. There isn’t proper institutions, programs or even state provisions to help out the ones need. The growing poverty and extreme poverty is weird when you consider the vast amount of wealth residing the same nation. It is like it was rigged to be this way and they are playing demographics and also politics must really be damaging. Since, there aren’t any clear indication that these issues are addressed or significantly cared about by the federal state or the states themselves. The ignorance of the needs of their own, should shatter anyone caring about fellow human beings. That they accept the dire poverty, while the riches families can own estates bigger than some European Kingdoms.

If that isn’t a signal of something in need of change, while so many are struggling to survive and to pay the next rent. That there are a lack of understanding of the generation after generation of struggling individuals in the ghetto’s and slums. These are not looked after or tried to fix, but with small patches and civil society based organization who try to do charity. However, they cannot make them prosper or change the evil circle of lack of jobs and no safety net from the state.

This is political choice and by political will, by the ones that actually are in power. They have to show their concern. Give their legislation and make sure that these people are addressed and have a future. Since they can leave the groundwork and framework so they can live life beyond the hand-to-mouth. But actually own a home and live decent. Instead of struggling with every single penny. Worrying about if either you or any other person in the family ending up in the hospital. If so, they have to collect more debt and struggle more because of lack of coverage and funds to be able to pay for health-insurance. That could be typical issue for Americans on the poverty line. The forgotten by all powers and shown these days by the tax-plan as well, who will make Medicaid and other programs get grave cut. While the corporations are getting tax-holidays.

There is something really wrong these days in America. The riches are really poor. They cannot afford to pay tax or even contribute to the society they are earning their fortunes in. They are so poor, they cannot stomach paying points on the dollars, so the poorest and their workers can get some social benefits. So they can be more healthy and work better for them. Instead, their greed and their draconian ways, will make the extreme poverty even worse and grow numbers of people in dire needs. With time, the corporations will also have fewer costumers. Since they cannot afford to buy their products. So it won’t gain growth, when making more people poor, while a minority will get even wealthier. Peace.

Reference:

Alston, Phillip – ‘Statement on Visit to the USA, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights*’ (15.12.2017)