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zuul

(14,628 posts) Wed Aug 10, 2022, 03:11 PM Aug 2022

An overlooked point re: TFG and classified documents

Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_): Can we say this louder for the folks in the back? TRUMP DOES NOT HOLD A SECURITY CLEARANCE

Peter Strzok (@petestrzok)

That goes away the moment their successor is sworn in. By tradition, incumbent Presidents extend access to classified info, as needed, to their successors. Notably, Biden did not, citing Trump’s “erratic behavior.”

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An overlooked point re: TFG and classified documents (Original Post) zuul Aug 2022 OP

⭐ Excellent point. nt crickets Aug 2022 #1

Except Trump isn't Biden's successor. Trump is Biden's predecessor. pnwmom Aug 2022 #10

Oh yeah. Pres. Biden must turn off TFG's sources to secret info, the kind NCjack Aug 2022 #2

Okay, can you imagine if any Joe Schmoe ... Novara Aug 2022 #3

Another overlooked point. Sneederbunk Aug 2022 #4

Good point! zuul Aug 2022 #5

There is a village in Florida looking for their idiot RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2022 #6

Likewise his spawn. lpbk2713 Aug 2022 #7

So, he was breaking the law by having any classified documents in his possession? kentuck Aug 2022 #8

Despite his nasty behavior upon leaving the WH, I don't think he anticipated halfulglas Aug 2022 #9

crickets

(25,982 posts)

1. ⭐ Excellent point. nt

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 03:15 PM

Aug 2022

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)

10. Except Trump isn't Biden's successor. Trump is Biden's predecessor.

Reply to crickets (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 11, 2022, 02:29 AM

Aug 2022

And Trumpers are urging him to claim he declassified everything before he took it.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

2. Oh yeah. Pres. Biden must turn off TFG's sources to secret info, the kind

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 03:46 PM

Aug 2022

that Trump loves to sell and boast about in his parties.

Novara

(5,849 posts)

3. Okay, can you imagine if any Joe Schmoe ...

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 03:49 PM

Aug 2022

... with NO security clearance was holding highly classified material - so highly classified that it can't even be described to people without clearance - in his basement?

Sneederbunk

(14,297 posts)

4. Another overlooked point.

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 04:55 PM

Aug 2022

It was TFG, not the FBI, who publicized the raid.

zuul

(14,628 posts)

5. Good point!

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 05:02 PM

Aug 2022

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,673 posts)

6. There is a village in Florida looking for their idiot

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 05:09 PM

Aug 2022

but her emails.....FU take the FIFTH

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)

7. Likewise his spawn.

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 05:13 PM

Aug 2022

He gave them clearances early on.

kentuck

(111,107 posts)

8. So, he was breaking the law by having any classified documents in his possession?

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 05:15 PM

Aug 2022

After January 20th?

Is that correct?

halfulglas

(1,654 posts)

9. Despite his nasty behavior upon leaving the WH, I don't think he anticipated

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Thu Aug 11, 2022, 02:23 AM

Aug 2022

Joe Biden taking away his courtesy access to his stuff. He thought he could explain it away as his right. Then when they came for the first batch of records and he held a lot back, I don't think he thought this was going to happen. When he was president, he pushed and pushed until they gave in to him. He really thought of this stuff as "his" and not belong to the country. But basically he has been committing the crime that he made a felony during his presidency ever since he took that stuff with him.

He signed that law to punish others, especially Hillary Clinton. He never ever thought it would be applied to him.

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