Remember Sandy Berger?

[CatWoman]

He did the crime and paid the fine(s).

Trump is not above the law.


Sandy Berger-2003

Fifty-eight year old Sandy Berger, the former National Security Adviser under the Clinton Administration, illegally took classified documents from the National Archives on more than one occasion. During his visits to the Archives, it was determined that Berger folded the documents in his clothes, walked out of the National Archives building in Washington, D.C., and placed them under a nearby construction trailer for retrieval later on. Two years later Berger was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and probation and fined $50,000. He also also had to pay $6,905 for the administrative costs of his two-year probation. Berger also lost his security clearance and license to practice law.


https://www.archives.gov/research/recover/notable-thefts.html

[UTUSN]

1. Reacting to in-the-underwear, a wag said, "Just keep it, Sandy."

[underpants]

2. I remember it well.

Caught Rush talking about it and he half joked that Berger had stuffed documents into his socks.

By the time I turned on the TV that night at home Fox mentioned something about socks on every show I saw. It’s legend and lore in RW world now.

Anyway. Here’s this

[CatWoman]

4. ....

[Ocelot II]

3. I remember that incident but I don't remember hearing why he did it.

Did he ever give a reason?

[underpants]

6. As I remember, he did take docs but they weren't the only copy

Berger is apparently quite the slob and he keeps papers piled up in his office.

He shouldn’t have done it and he paid a price for it.

[frogmarch]

7. I found this...

https://foreignpolicy.com/2006/12/23/what-the-f-was-sandy-berger-thinking-redux/

snip:

Berger took the documents in the fall of 2003 while working to prepare himself and Clinton administration witnesses for testimony to the Sept. 11 commission. Berger was authorized as the Clinton administration’s representative to make sure the commission got the correct classified materials...

Why would he need to steal them?

[PatSeg]

14. Yes, a really strange story

He popped into my head after I heard about the FBI searching Mar-a-lago. Such an odd thing to do.

[cbabe]

5. More. Lots more...

https://www.cnn.com › 2022 › 02 › 11 › politics › justice-department-classified-info-hotel-home-sentence › index.html

Ex-Defense employee who mishandled classified materials gets jail ... - CNN

Feb 11, 2022Lavarello pleaded guilty last July to unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material. She was sentenced on Thursday to three months in prison and a $5,500 fine,

https://americanmilitarynews.com › 2021 › 12 › air-force-vet-reality-winner-says-she-leaked-classified-info-as-service-to-american-people

Air Force vet Reality Winner says she leaked classified info as ...

Dec 3, 2021Reality Winner, the U.S. Air Force veteran-turned National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified documents to the media, said this week she divulged those secret documents in service to the American public. Winner was arrested in June 2017 after she sent a top-secret NSA report about Russian government hacking of the 2016 election to The Intercept.

https://nypost.com › 2018 › 01 › 16 › ex-cia-officer-arrested-charged-with-keeping-classified-docs

Ex-CIA officer arrested, charged with keeping classified docs

Jan 16, 2018ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA officer has been arrested and charged with illegally retaining classified records, including names and phone numbers of covert CIA assets. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 53

https://www.nbcnews.com › news › us-news › nsa-contractor-busted-alleged-theft-secret-documents-n660331

NSA Contractor Harold Martin Busted in Alleged Theft of Secret Docs

A Maryland man who worked as a contractor for the NSA has been arrested for allegedly stealing classified material that was later found in his home and car, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Navy ...

https://www.britannica.com › biography › Chelsea-Manning

Chelsea Manning | Facts, Biography, & WikiLeaks | Britannica

Chelsea Manning, original name Bradley Edward Manning, (born December 17, 1987, Crescent, Oklahoma, U.S.), U.S. Army intelligence analyst who provided the Web site WikiLeaks with hundreds of thousands of classified documents in what was believed to be the largest unauthorized release of state secrets in U.S. history.

https://thenetline.com › edward-snowden-now

Where is Edward Snowden now in 2022? He resides in Russia ... - TheNetline

Jan 19, 2022He resides in Russia with his wife and child by Chege Karomo - on Jan 19, 2022 in People Laurence/The Guardian Edward Snowden is a former NSA contractor who leaked highly classified information from the agency in 2013. His leak revealed numerous global surveillance programs run by the United States and the United Kingdom.

[underpants]

8. Great post. Thanks.

[MichMan]

9. Doesn't seem like he actually got much of a punishment

100 hours of community service and a $50k fine.

[Kingofalldems]

10. Did you miss the part where his law license was revoked?

[MichMan]

12. Was he even using it to practice law ?

[louis-t]

11. I believe he only took copies. National Archives said no original

documents were missing. They later said they didn't know if any original documents were missing. I don't believe he was there to destroy evidence. There are 2 reasons he could have wanted those. He wanted to brush up on the facts before testifying before 9/11 committee (doubtful) or he was afraid Bush operatives would destroy documents that would prove that Clinton, Berger and Richard Clarke were aware of the threats from al-quaida and had warned the incoming administration and John Ashcroft about what intel depts of 4 different countries later told them in the summer of 2001 (my opinion). The Bush defense was "How could anyone have known" and if there was no evidence they had been warned, they could blame it all on Clinton which is what they were trying to do.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. I remember the story of his arrest and plea deal