Why dident Trump just return the documents
He wouldent be in trouble he is now if had returned the documents when asked so why dident he returned them.
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trollslayer · 46-50, M
Taking the documents could have simply been a sloppy mistake in him and his aides being clueless about the law. And they were clueless about the law for 4 years, so that is believable. But storing them in a bathroom, and other weird locations? Surely his mansion has better places to store things. And not returning them? I suppose it could simply be a childish "no, they are mine!!" temper tantrum (possible with Trump), but surely he has lawyers who would set things straight. I am guessing Ivanka or Jared tipped off the DOJ about the records.
My feeling: In Trump's mind having those files was his way of holding onto some power. Whether there was a deliberate plan to use them in some way is unclear, but if he truly believed the lies he spews about the 2020 election, then he may have felt he needed to have those records for whenever he was "restored" to power. Or maybe he simply did not want the Biden administration to have access to them.
My feeling: In Trump's mind having those files was his way of holding onto some power. Whether there was a deliberate plan to use them in some way is unclear, but if he truly believed the lies he spews about the 2020 election, then he may have felt he needed to have those records for whenever he was "restored" to power. Or maybe he simply did not want the Biden administration to have access to them.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@sunsporter1649 There's a straw man waiting on the board....
Spotpot · 46-50, M
@sunsporter1649 Whataboutism.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@Spotpot So a civilian can steal secret documents and keep them in a garage, behind their corvette, but a former President can not have documents inside a secure compound, inspected by the fbir, double locked and guarded by the Secret Service, eh? Got it
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@sunsporter1649 I am not even going to comment on this - because the resources are available to answer your own question should you choose to read them.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@trollslayer "(e) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction over any action initiated by the former President asserting that a determination made by the Archivist violates the former President’s rights or privileges."
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@sunsporter1649 This is not a "determination by the archivist". It is a criminal indictment brought by a grand jury.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@trollslayer Read it closely, use your finger to read it.
"(e) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction over any action initiated by the former President asserting that a determination made by the Archivist violates the former President’s rights or privileges."
"(e) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction over any action initiated by the former President asserting that a determination made by the Archivist violates the former President’s rights or privileges."
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@sunsporter1649 OK, genius, what determination did the "archivist" make in this case?
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@trollslayer What's the name of the judge at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ?
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@sunsporter1649 You didn't answer my question. SO I guess you have no answer?
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@trollslayer What's the name of the judge at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ?
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@sunsporter1649 You are even terrible at deflection
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@trollslayer "(e) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction over any action initiated by the former President asserting that a determination made by the Archivist violates the former President’s rights or privileges."