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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,985 posts)
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 11:46 PM Jan 2022

Ex-National Archivist Thinks TFG Is Hiding His Records to Avoid 'Prison Time'

With the National Archives now at the center of a historic fight over records between the current and former president, the two people who once ran that agency are both condemning Trump administration officials for trying to keep documents secret.

Don W. Wilson and John W. Carlin each had years-long stints as the official archivist of the United States, overseeing the massive effort of sorting through presidential records that tell the country’s story.

And they’re dismayed at former President Donald Trump’s aggressive attempts to keep his White House records locked away from the special congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection—and his potential role in it.

“Given how frantic they are... there are things in those records that are going to make real trouble. I’m talking about prison time,” Carlin mused to The Daily Beast. “It reinforces the fact that they know they're in real trouble if these things are released—particularly if they’re released soon.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-national-archivist-thinks-trump-is-hiding-his-records-to-avoid-prison-time/ar-AASmWV7

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Ex-National Archivist Thinks TFG Is Hiding His Records to Avoid 'Prison Time' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP
"Given how frantic they are.. there are things in those records that are going to make real trouble. elleng Jan 2022 #1
So good to see these respectable people Deuxcents Jan 2022 #2
I guess it's better than not.... MyOwnPeace Jan 2022 #3
Agree Deuxcents Jan 2022 #4
Prison time? KS Toronado Jan 2022 #5
crap , this is more click bait !! media will have fun in the am !!! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #6
Why the fuck don't they "accidentally" release his records? Orrex Jan 2022 #7
Where the hell is Wikileaks when you need'em? RevBrotherThomas Jan 2022 #9
Release the kraken!!!! Wounded Bear Jan 2022 #8

elleng

(130,905 posts)
1. "Given how frantic they are.. there are things in those records that are going to make real trouble.
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 11:52 PM
Jan 2022

I’m talking about prison time,”

Deuxcents

(16,208 posts)
2. So good to see these respectable people
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 11:52 PM
Jan 2022

Come to he same conclusions we did a long time ago. But seriously..saying it out loud is better.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
3. I guess it's better than not....
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 12:45 AM
Jan 2022

but still, who's listening - and what and when will something be done about it?

We need ACTION - and it must come from government agencies, especially the DOJ!

KS Toronado

(17,235 posts)
5. Prison time?
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 01:45 AM
Jan 2022

Have they seen IQ4.5 & Putin's transcript of conversations behind closed doors? Or their phone calls?
Inquiring minds want to know.

Orrex

(63,210 posts)
7. Why the fuck don't they "accidentally" release his records?
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 02:25 AM
Jan 2022

If he's innocent, then national security is unharmed. If he's guilty, then national security is further harmed every second that the documents are withheld from public view.

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