Mar-a-Lago Filing Shows Merrick Garland Must Move Quickly to Indict Trump

[orangecrush]

Accountability is the foundation of a law-bound society. When criminal misconduct by the powerful goes unpunished, belief in obeying the law is undermined.

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice laid out damning new details in its latest legal filing regarding the court-authorized Mar-a-Lago search, details that make it clear that Donald Trump likely committed serious felonies. In the DOJ’s new court papers responding to a Trump lawsuit requesting a special master be appointed to look through the seized documents, the DOJ provided photo and documentary evidence of this extensive lawbreaking.



First, there was a photograph of several classified documents—including at the top secret level— that had been found in Trump’s personal office drawer and placed on the floor for photographing. Further, the DOJ presented to the public for the first time the June affidavit from Trump’s lawyer swearing explicitly, and falsely, “on behalf of” Trump that “[a]ny and all documents or writings in the custody or control of Donald J. Trump and/or the Office of Donald J. Trump bearing classification markings” had been turned over to investigators in response to a lawful subpoena.

The DOJ further reported that when FBI agents came back to perform the court-authorized search of Mar-a-Lago on August 8 after evidence emerged that the affidavit was false, “over one hundred unique documents with classification markings—that is, more than twice the amount produced on June 3, 2022, in response to the grand jury subpoena—were seized.” Finally, the DOJ stated that it had evidence that “that government records were likely concealed and removed” as part of an effort to obstruct the DOJ’s investigation. Again, this is quite the damning list of evidence of Trump’s wide-ranging criminal misconduct.



https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/08/mar-a-lago-merrick-garland-indict-trump-quickly.html

[Ligyron]

1. Trump thinks he can do whatever he wants.

He’s not one of the little people, he’s special and rules don’t apply to him because he was once President.

Or something like that.

[TexasTowelie]

2. They were going to take the photos of the classified documents while they were in his desk drawer,

but the used hamberder wrappers obscured the documents.

[orangecrush]

8. ...

[Initech]

3. I never ever want to hear another MAGA conservative lecture me about law and order.

[NQAS]

4. I agree, of course

But I’m also hoping that the DOJ has or obtains evidence of classified documents stashed at other locations - his bedminster residence or in his lawyers’ offices.

[Enter stage left]

5. On Tues night after the DOJ showed the photos & what they had found...

I told my SO that TFG would probably be indicted on Tues or Wed after labor day.

My thought process was "wait until after the holiday" when the dickwads are supposed to be back to work.

I will stand by that thought, but it might take until Friday after Labor Day.

[WarGamer]

6. The enemy of "quick" is the Court system...

Trump will challenge and appeal at every step of the way... starting with challenging the indictment the day he gets it.

[orangecrush]

7. I think

He's done, no matter the outcome.

[WarGamer]

9. Politically done? Yeah maybe. Seems hard to come back from all the bad press.

Done as in prison? Doubtful.

[orangecrush]

10. Stranger things

Have happened.

[WarGamer]

11. +1000 so true...