FBI 'raided' Mar-a-Lago

[Mach]

Partial unsealing may be coming, in a week... could only find this on foreign sites.


https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/trump-search-affidavit-should-be-partly-unsealed-judge-says


(Aug 19): Portions of the FBI affidavit used to secure a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate should be unsealed, a federal judge in Florida said.

US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart on Thursday said the Justice Department hadn’t “met its burden” for keeping the entire document sealed and asked the government to propose by noon on Aug. 25 what information in the affidavit should be kept secret.

“I’m not prepared to find that the affidavit should be fully sealed,” Reinhart said during a hearing in West Palm Beach on a request from news media organizations and others to publicly release the affidavit.

Reinhart made the remarks moments after Jay Bratt, the Justice Department’s counterintelligence chief, told him that the ongoing investigation would be “severely compromised” if the affidavit is released, adding that a line-by-line redaction of the document was unrealistic.

Bratt said the investigation is in the “very early stages” and that the affidavit is very detailed, “lengthy” and contains “substantial grand jury information.” He said the DOJ is concerned that its release will identify names of agents and identities of witnesses.

The judge said the government is free to propose that everything be redacted but he is unlikely to agree. He said he will propose his own redactions if he disagrees with DOJ’s proposals.
Warrant Released

 

[Sonny Tufts]

At the risk of providing a link to a CNN report (some Trump lemmings wouldn't believe CNN if it reported that 2 + 2 = 4), this one reports that 18 former Trump officials see the claim that he had a standing order to declassify anything he took to Mar-a-Lago as B. S., ludicrous, or ridiculous. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/18/poli...se-patently-false-former-officials/index.html

Then there's the requirement of the Presidential Records Act that Trump take steps to document decisions like this.

For all the Trump supporters out there: tell me with a straight face that if Obama had done the same things as Trump has done, you wouldn't be calling for his head on a spike.

 

[dannno]

At the risk of providing a link to a CNN report (some Trump lemmings wouldn't believe CNN if it reported that 2 + 2 = 4), this one reports that 18 former Trump officials see the claim that he had a standing order to declassify anything he took to Mar-a-Lago as B. S., ludicrous, or ridiculous. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/18/poli...se-patently-false-former-officials/index.html

"Many of the officials spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity"

Ahh... good old step 1.. they combined it with step 5 this time.

1. Anonymous sources


2. Wrap-up Smear


3. Schiff-in-a-SCIF (I saw it but you can't)


4. Use AI to hide opposing narratives on social media


5. List of Liars (experts)


6. Laundry List persuasion


7. Truth emerges, too late

https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1558253104226701312

 

[dannno]

For all the Trump supporters out there: tell me with a straight face that if Obama had done the same things as Trump has done, you wouldn't be calling for his head on a spike.

I would definitely question his motivations.

I would love to know what Trump's motivations are on this one, but I don't question whether or not they were for the betterment of the country.

 

[ClaytonB]

 

[Anti Federalist]

I would definitely question his motivations.

I would love to know what Trump's motivations are on this one, but I don't question whether or not they were for the betterment of the country.

I've come to realize it's no more difficult than this to understand.

 

[acptulsa]

I would definitely question his motivations.

I would love to know what Trump's motivations are on this one, but I don't question whether or not they were for the betterment of the country.

And when someone does, you turn into Helen Keller.

 

[Snowball]

We are never going to know the truth because this country refuses to tell us the truth.

Stop paying attention. Trump did absolutely nothing to inform the people of the BIG LIES.

Whatever he says is in there and whatever the DOJ says is in there is ALL 100% B.S.

 

[Todd]

You mean the Boxes that were sealed in that room by the DOJ weeks before?

Yes. Like I said. I don't know what to make of this yet. That's more information than I have been privy too. Just posting the warrant for reference.

 

[Occam's Banana]

THREAD: HOC demands social media data on post-Mar-a-Lago threats against FBI, et al.

 

[TheTexan]

Old video (3 days) but dont think its been posted

 

[TheTexan]

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

Not when they hold all the documents.

 

[devil21]

Isn't it odd how all of Trump's drama ends up only further demonizing the right by giving the media reason to post smear "articles" and further fearmonger and giving the Feds and social media ammo to "crack down" on something new?

Must be coincidence.

 

[TheTexan]

Isn't it odd how all of Trump's drama[literally everything] ends up only further demonizing the right by giving the media reason to post smear "articles" and further fearmonger and giving the Feds and social media ammo to "crack down" on something new?

Must be coincidence.

Fixed that for you!

 

[Sonny Tufts]

Paul: "This has never, ever happened before."

When has a President ever taken classified materials to his home and kept them there after leaving office, all without telling the incoming administration?

When has a President ever taken and concealed documents (classified or not) that belong to the federal government and the custody of which is vested in the National Archives pursuant to the Presidential Records Act?

Maybe it has happened before. Anyone know?

 

[TheTexan]

Paul: "This has never, ever happened before."

When has a President ever taken classified materials to his home and kept them there after leaving office, all without telling the incoming administration?

When has a President not taken classified materials to his home? I would assume this is commonplace. And what is this all about "without telling the incoming administration"? Why does that even matter lol

Maybe it has happened before. Anyone know?

When has anyone's home been raided, over having classified documents? President or otherwise??

 

[devil21]

Fixed that for you!

Perhaps, but the mileage they've gotten out of Trump as an excuse to ramp up the "domestic terrorism extremist" narrative is unprecedented. Almost like the lifelong NYC Democrat is helping it happen....

 

[ClaytonB]

Paul: "This has never, ever happened before."

When has a President ever taken classified materials to his home and kept them there after leaving office, all without telling the incoming administration?

When has a President ever taken and concealed documents (classified or not) that belong to the federal government and the custody of which is vested in the National Archives pursuant to the Presidential Records Act?

Maybe it has happened before. Anyone know?

I heard in one of these talkshow interviews (unverified) that all of Clinton, Bush and Obama each took 10s of thousands of classified documents with them when leaving office. It only makes sense, to be blunt. You already trusted these people with unitary decision-making power over the friggin' nuclear codes, so it's not like they can't be trusted with some documents they had full read-access to while in office and, of course, they retain TS clearance for life. Sitting POTUS is Q clearance and has unilateral authority to declassify anything he chooses (he is Natsec root-of-trust). After serving, all former Presidents retain TS clearance for life. And they're not the only ones, pretty much all senior Federal officials have lifetime TS clearance, including former intelligence directors, etc. And it's obvious why it's this way... if you wouldn't trust this guy for life, then you shouldn't trust him for X amount of time. It's not like they hit you with an MIB neuralyzer when you finish your career or something. So, unless Trump was doing something extremely retarded in the types of documents he has, or their handling, this is a big brouhaha about nothing. And the Feds had just recently been out to Mar-a-Lago to secure the very documents they went back and seized, so if the objection was to security, it was their own security which was the problem. Where does Clinton keep his TS files from his time in office? Are they properly secured?

Tempest in a teapot and it's backfiring big time. The Dems seem to be losing their damn minds but maybe I'm missing something obvious...

 

[Mach]

Official Executive Order

This order prescribes a uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and
declassifying national security information, including information relating
to defense against transnational terrorism. Our democratic principles require
that the American people be informed of the activities of their Government.
Also, our Nation’s progress depends on the free flow of information both
within the Government and to the American people. Nevertheless, throughout
our history, the national defense has required that certain information be
maintained in confidence in order to protect our citizens, our democratic
institutions, our homeland security, and our interactions with foreign nations.
Protecting information critical to our Nation’s security and demonstrating
our commitment to open Government through accurate and accountable
application of classification standards and routine, secure, and effective
declassification are equally important priorities.

Dig in.

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Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 2
Tuesday, January 5, 2010


Presidential Documents


Title 3—

The President Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009

Classified National Security Information


https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-01-05/pdf/E9-31418.pdf