Mark Meadows Removed Classified Documents

[RandySF]

Former president Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, removed more than a thousand pages of classified documents from the White House late at night on the final evening of Trump’s presidency,” Murray Waas reports.

“A former top aide to Meadows has told investigators that they witnessed Meadows removing the records.”

“Meadows removed the records from the White House on the orders of Donald Trump, and occurred despite advice from White House attorneys that making public the records would circumvent the long established and official procedures in place for declassifying them.”




https://politicalwire.com/2023/06/08/meadows-removed-classified-documents/

[mercuryblues]

1. The purpose of stealing the classified/top secret docs

was not, nor had been to make them public. The purpose was to sell them to the Saudis, Russia and China.

[Demobrat]

15. Sell them, or

simply make sure that the incoming administration would not have the info they needed to do the job.

He wouldn’t be the first fired person to try to undermine their successor.

[erronis]

25. No - not to make them unavailable. Any paper document has a digital record available

to those with the right clearance.

The paper documents are, unfortunately, not as easy to secure as information on a controlled server.

[reACTIONary]

28. +100 - Right.

[gordianot]

2. Rule 1 being a toady to a mobster.

You always get the shit job if they do not kill you it is time to give them up.

[Bleacher Creature]

3. Cassidy Hutchinson is a legitimate hero.

I'm guessing that we agree on absolutely nothing in terms of issues, but she's the epitome of putting country over party.

[Grins]

11. And the Trumpers were ready and eager for her to perjure herself.

And take the fall when caught. She finally caught on and ran.

Her former lawyer may be convicted of suborning perjury and then, after slammer time, disbarred. All for a guy who’d never give a shit about them.

I will be joyous.

[Evolve Dammit]

23. Agreed.

[kentuck]

4. And Trump declassified all of them?

How could he declassify a document if he could not see it?

How would he know what he was declassifying?

It defies reality.

[gab13by13]

5. Don't worry about that Trump defense,

the only way for Trump to claim that he declassified all of the stolen documents would be for him to testify to that in court and no way in hell is Trump going to take the stand.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

7. Yeah his little stubby clown fingers of rage banging out all caps is all we'll get, lol

[obamanut2012]

6. Cassidy Hutchinson also told the J6 Commitee she saw Meadows burning docs

Young woman from a family with no clout or connections. I turned to my wife after Cassidy's testimony and said, "That's it. She's John Dean, except with waaaaay less baggage. They are all going down, even if it takes 20 years."

[gab13by13]

9. There is no doubt in my mind

that Cassidy Hutchinson shamed DOJ into investigating Trump and his inner circle. Her testimony before the J6 committee was a bombshell.

[gab13by13]

8. If this report is legit

Nicolle Wallace will cover it at 4PM.

[RandySF]

16. I think NBC would independently verify first.

[wnylib]

10. Meadows doesn't add up.

He cooperated with Trump on everything while in office, but turned over data when subpoenaed, and then stopped cooperating and refused to testify. But now, supposedly, he flipped on testifying against Trump.

Meadows doesn't know which side of the fence to be on.

Poor Cassidy. Between Meadows and Trump, she had a heckuva lesson on government at a young age.

[MontanaMama]

13. I would think Meadows was presented with jail time

after he knew DOJ was aware he was the traitor who removed the documents. Easy choice.

[WestMichRad]

14. Exactly right.

Meadows has his nuts in a vise, and it’s either he rat on TFG or take the fall himself. He’s trying to lessen his culpability.

[Irish_Dem]

17. Facing jail time has a way of focusing the mind...

[GenXer47]

21. yeah these are "gangsters-lite"

Imagine Mark Meadows cleaning prison toilets. Ha!

[Irish_Dem]

24. Yep. Doubtful he would serve any jail time.

[pandr32]

29. +1

[wnylib]

38. I guess that would be an effective motivator.

I also think that, after his initial cooperation, he might have been threatened Trump or by Trump's lawyers.

[tinrobot]

18. It totally adds up - Meadows is concerned with Meadows.

Being Chief of Staff gave him power, along with world-class connections throughout government and the world.

Trump gave him a million bucks after he left (probably as hush money)

He wrote a book that brought in more money.

Now that the feds are at his door - he gives up Trump, saves his behind, and keeps the money/connections.

[erronis]

26. yeah. I wonder what message mark received that made him stop supplying the info.

I'd love to see what happened. Perhaps a horse's head in his bed? Pictures of his mistresses? Photos of rubles deposited?

[Bayard]

12. Oopsie Daisy.....

If Meadows flips on trump entirely, the gig is up, Orange Clown!




The article doesn't say how Meadows managed to remove thousands of classified documents though, especially if these are the originals. Wouldn't they have to be signed out, and back in, or only looked at in a SCIF?

[Bev54]

19. Solomon is such a bloody liar, a DOJ official delivered them in an envelope to his

concierge, he didn't keep the note or the envelope and can't remember the name of the individual. Let me fix that for him, they were delivered by Meadows or someone on his behalf and he remembers it all clearly. Idiot.

[Maeve]

20. If this is true, Meadows will not go quietly

Pass the popcorn

[erronis]

27. He may depart very quietly ala novichok or with a simple pop.

[LymphocyteLover]

22. dun dun DUNH!!

Just lock them up already

[TomSlick]

30. If this is accurate, Meadows is in deep kimchi.

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

[2naSalit]

32. Like I suggested yesterday...

That his limited immunity is simply to reduce his very long sentence of which he will certainly serve some. He's gonna do some time no matter what. Maybe his immunity is going to keep him from being hung by the neck until dead.

[TomSlick]

34. Immunity can be tricky.

I would be curious to read the paper work.

[2naSalit]

35. Most certainly.

I do not know the details, I watched some news and I think I heard it there... that he had limited immunity. Which I thought was interesting and maybe that's what has taken a lot of time is working that out to get his gold mine of evidence. He's a slimy pos and it was probably like wrestling some grizzly old, leather skinned varmint hauled in from some dusty knoll in the desert working out the deal.

Either way, his mishandling and probable destruction of classified materials (in the fireplace), he's burnt, soggy toast on a stick. I don't think he's going to get out fo doing some time. He's one of the top conspirators. He never would have taken the job if he wasn't. It's over for him.

JMHO, of course.

[TomSlick]

40. The bus is rolling. Meadows can get on the bus or go under the bus.

[brakester]

36. We NC'ers knew he was bad news

long before he volunteered to be Orange Judas' prime @$hkisser. This coward deserves decades in prison, along with his boss. Neither deserves to see the light of a free day again.

[2naSalit]

39. Yes indeed.

Welcome to DU!

[2naSalit]

31. How many did he burn in the fireplace?

[vanlassie]

33. A former Congressman.

[brooklynite]

37. Are we supposed to know who Murray Waas is?