What the hell does "certified letter" mean?

[edhopper]

What, he sent it from the post office?

Did he mean notarized?

And even then it's meaningless. He hired a laywer to write a letter, big woop.

[msongs]

1. probably what he does when he evicts tenants from his properties so he thinks it makes everything

legal and ok

[forgotmylogin]

2. I think it means you pay $2.50 extra

so you can track it online and get a signature receipt of the person who took delivery of it at the door.

It's usually for important paperwork that the sender wants to ensure arrives at its destination if it is time-sensitive. Oftentimes also used when it's something the recipient may want to deny that they received somehow, such as a final notice of a bill. The sender has proof in that the correspondence was delivered.

[Wounded Bear]

3. That's the meaning I thought of...

I think the proper term is "registered mail."

Maybe.

[forgotmylogin]

8. You'd think the President would have better means...

than a tear-off signature receipt. Surely the President could have a courier hand-deliver any official message they want (almost like a court-summons) rather then sending it through "the mails".

[2naSalit]

12. There's registered and certified

as per the Google...

With Certified Mail service, the sender receives a mailing receipt, and the mail recipient must sign for the envelope or package. The USPS keeps a copy of the recipient's signature on file as proof of delivery for two years from the date of mailing. ... With Certified Mail, you can't purchase insurance

Registered mail is a mail service offered by postal services in many countries, which allows the sender proof of mailing via a mailing receipt and, upon request, electronic verification that an article was delivered or that a delivery attempt was made.

What is the difference between registered and certified mail?
The main difference between certified and registered mail with the U.S. Postal Service lies in the level of accountability, with registered mail being tracked throughout the entire process from the departure point to the destination.

[edhopper]

5. and why does that matter

when he had a law office send some bullshit to Lindsey Graham about him and Russian

He kept saying it over and over.

[forgotmylogin]

9. I would guess...

This was delivered by a courier, but 45 is just using the term he's familiar with as a landlord: "Certified letter. So effective..."

[Stallion]

4. Ha! Maybe Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested

...I bet he couldn't get one of the major certified public accountancy firms to certify that after looking at all his tax returns and financial documents over the last 5 years that he has no connection to Russia. That CPA firm would be signing its death warrant

[Solly Mack]

6. It sounded important so he said it. Is what I think.

And, sadly, his supporters probably felt that made it definitive proof of his innocence.

[herding cats]

10. His older supporters?

I doubt most average people under 45 know what it even means anymore.

[Solly Mack]

17. Companies still send certified letters to those behind on payments

so I'd imagine even younger people know what they are. Maybe not a lot, but some.

Young soldiers on post get them and complain about them.

[herding cats]

20. Good points.

They used to be much more common for various things. Now anyone ever in collections would still know what they are.

Thanks for pointing that out!

[Solly Mack]

21. A lot of his supporters are over a certain age and probably live in dread of

a certified letter.

Usually means something bad something scarily legal.

Trump is a lot like a televangelist in that he takes advantage of what people don't know to get them to do what he wants.

Same can be said of the entire GOP.

[Stallion]

22. They Are Used in Courtroom to Prove Letter Sent to Correct Address...

and signed by correct addressee. Judges usually require such evidence to establish proper notice prior to entering a default judgment or other court order when party does not appear

[herding cats]

7. It's old school.

It means return receipt requested and it needs to be signed for. They're rare now unless it's a collection matter.

[forgotmylogin]

11. One of the old school tricks as a writer.

I don't know how effective this is, but when you wanted to prove you wrote a document without paying to copyright it, you mailed it to yourself via certified mail and left it sealed with the intention it could be opened in court if you needed to establish that you wrote something before someone else did. The important part was the official date, and leaving the package sealed.

[herding cats]

19. I remember that one!

Not that I needed it, but one of the people I worked for used that method somewhat often.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[Thor_MN]

13. "all certified mail is registered... but registered mail is not necessarily certified."

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[cornball 24]

14. Return to sender..address unknown... no such number...no such zone! Go Elvis!

[uppityperson]

15. It means an envelope was signed by someone

It doesn't mean anything was in it, just that an envelope was signed delivered.

[edhopper]

16. I know what certified means

it was rhetorical.

You all know it was nonsense.

Why doesn't the media?

[woodsprite]

18. Maybe it's code for his knuckle-dragging body guard is going to deliver it. n/t

[JI7]

23. his dumbfuck supporters who think he is a great businessman will fall for it

"but it's CERTIFIED".........

[funkybutt]

24. Have they restated this assertion that a law firm is sending a certified letter?

I was thinking maybe it was a misstatement by Spicer and that instead some law firm was doing forensic analysis of 45 financial interests. Maybe they could "certify" that he has no financial ties to Russia? I'm just asking bc this certified letter shit makes no sense at all. I send certified letters all the time just so I can get the receipt of their delivery.

[edhopper]

25. this nonsense

"I have a certified letter". what bullshit!

[rzemanfl]

28. Is this the same law firm that provided all the folders full of blank paper? n/t

[RKP5637]

26. He wanted to show the world he knew a big word!

[yardwork]

27. It certainly does not prove that the contents are accurate.

[underpants]

29. Signed, Epstein's Mother

[edhopper]

30. on the nose