My Theory About What Was In Trump's Basement, And WHY He Never Declassified It.

[TrollBuster9090]

The tapes and transcripts of all his conversations with Putin. (Including the one where he said the United States would veto any NATO attempt to stop Putin from taking Ukraine.).

There's been a lot of speculation about whether he declassified this stuff before he left. He wouldn't have. Because if it was declassified, anybody could see it with a FOIA request. If it's classified they can't. However, he wouldn't have trusted Biden not to declassify it. Leaving him with only one choice: leave it classified, and then take it with him and hide it.

No doubt he figured things would go like this:
1. It would take awhile for anyone to notice they were missing.
2. It would take awhile for the DOJ to figure out they were at his place in Mar-a-Lardo
3. When they asked for the records, he'd give them the 15 boxes that didn't contain the tapes/transcripts.
4. It would take awhile for the DOJ to notice the 15 boxes didn't contain the stuff they were looking for.
5. He'd tie them up in pointless, bad faith negotiations, trying to get the remaining material.
6. He'd tie them up in court for YEARS with subpoenas trying to get the remaining material.
7. If he lost in court, he'd simply destroy the stuff. (Something that carries JAIL time now, thanks to his 2018 law, which was originally intended to punish leakers. Oh the irony.
8. By now it's 2025, when there is (hopefully, from their perspective) a Republican President and Congress that will pardon him for the lesser crime of destroying govt records.

He never reckoned on a 'rat' telling DOJ exactly what to look for, and where to find it.
He never reckoned on Garland making a bold move to get it.

He's screwed, and so is everybody who's currently trying to protect him. I'm taking down names.

[MiniMe]

1. The only thing that was planted was Ivanna

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. . . .

https://instantrimshot.com/

[Ocelot II]

2. It's as plausible a theory as any I've heard so far.

[msongs]

3. docs at mar a lago were in the news months ago. wondering why they such a big deal now nt

[ZonkerHarris]

10. Google can be your friend

[Mister Ed]

19. And so, I hope, can some on DU.

It's a political discussion board. There is really no question a poster could possibly raise that could not be met with a snarky suggestion to go and Google it. Of course, that leaves precious little room for discussion....

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Nah

What he had had to be of value to him or he would have just destroyed it.

[onecaliberal]

5. State secrets. Lord knows he gave that to lavrov in the oval in 2017.

[TrollBuster9090]

6. Thanks for reminding me. I left that point off my list.

The last step, after tying the DOJ up in court on subpoenas, would be to simply destroy the stuff. Then hope that a Republican President will pardon him for destroying government records. Something which carries jail time, thanks to HIS 2018 law. How's that for irony?

[RockRaven]

7. Yeah. Souvenirs of some type. Something which gratified his ego. Docs relates to the

various assassinations that were carried out on his watch (Soleimani or bin Laden's son, for example) which make him feel big and strong and tough? Something like that, which would be very highly classified, and sensitive enough that the DOJ/FBI would be willing to weather this shitstorm in order to get them back.

[usonian]

8. They found out that the first 15 boxes were not what they wanted.

[Blue Owl]

9. Of sump pumps, schlump glumps, and tRump dumps...

[pnwmom]

11. Why didn't he take it and throw it out? n/t

[Jarqui]

12. The big thing that has always obsessed Trump is money

He's had his troubles making it and hanging on to it.

Why would the FBI subpoena CCTV videos?
What could they possibly show related to classified documents?
.... The people who came to visit Trump.

Maybe the rat is a Secret Service agent who couldn't stomach his country being sold out.

That's all speculation. Who knows for sure aside from Trump et al?

But when I look over what has happened with this and how it went down, I have a strong feeling they've got him on something much more than a misdemeanor.

I thought CNN switching to a main article about Gov Degenocidis seemed to be signaling it is time to throw the lying mango under the bus.

[C Moon]

13. Would congress need approval to get that information from the FBI?

Because if the FBI finds crimes not related to what the search warrant was intended for, maybe they won't bother with it.

[William Gustafson]

14. AND THERE WAS THIS YESTERDAY IN WESTMINSTER, NJ PLAYING ON THE TV'S FOR HIM TO SEE....

THIS HAS GOT TO STING....

[Kablooie]

16. Interesting theory.

But if it's true it doesn't sound like critical classified information that would get him in legal trouble.

The warrant search could be the end of the issue. The wanted it, they got it, deal done.

[AntiFascist]

17. As Pelosi said: 'With him, all roads lead to Putin' n/t

[PortTack]

18. Really good analysis....this is exactly how he operates. He's gotten away with it all these years

And no doubt thinks this will be no different. Throw in the fact that he no doubt is selling it to the highest bidder..always follow the money!