Re-defining Espionage and Top-Secret Documents
They were the most sensitive of our national secrets. Human intelligence, satellite intelligence, foreign intelligence, nuclear intelligence, documents that could not be removed from their room, etc. The exposure of any of them could threaten our national security. They were supposed to be in a secure location.
But they were in Mar-a-Lago, the home and country club of Donald J Trump, former president of the US.
They were in an unsecured storage room in his basement. Many people could have had access to them. They were in a closet in the former guy's office. They were in his desk. It was a reckless disregard for the security of this nation. About 90 files are presently missing.
The DOJ secured a court-approved search warrant and went in to seize them after unsuccessful attempts to get the former guy to turn them over.
Then we got the "other side" of the story.
The FBI broke into his home. They even broke into his safe. They searched Melania's closet and handled her clothes. She had to replace them all. They even searched his "16-year old son's room.
Not only that, they took the files and scattered them on the floor to make him look like a "slob". People have seen his office. They know he is a neat person.
His lawyers equated it to an overdue library book. They said the documents were secure and safe at Mar-a-Lago. They have tried to minimize it at every turn.
But, it is what it is. The documents were stolen and were taken to Mar-a-Lago. The plaintiff refused to turn all of the documents over to the National Archives, even after a subpoena. They lied about them. They obstructed an investigation. They threatened our national security.
Now, they are challenging the DOJ's authority to seize the stolen documents.
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