This, By The Way, Is Not A Defense

Bobb, who we now know earlier signed a declaration that all classified documents had been turned over, said on Fox on 8/11 that she was not really sure if any nuclear materials were in Mara Lago's basement after all, https://t.co/NaIWkCMJcU

— davidrlurie (@davidrlurie) August 15, 2022

Basically, Bobb is screwed, and she did it entirely to herself:

Whichever Trump lawyer told DOJ there were no remaining documents at Mar-a-Lago is hopelessly compromised now - they either must disavow their client by telling DOJ & FBI that their client lied to them or risk being prosecuted themselves for complicity - they should withdraw. pic.twitter.com/Kl3Dv9oeBE

— Shanlon Wu (@shanlonwu) August 14, 2022

Not to mention by signing the document she made herself a witness; at least.  Like I said earlier, her malpractice policy has likely spontaneously combusted by now.

Meanwhile and relatedly:

It’s possible that Trump retained his red “government official” passport, and a black “diplomatic” passport, which he no longer has a right to. Those would be “government records” seizable pursuant to the warrant. https://t.co/TggjnFLSpY

— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) August 15, 2022

What are the odds he kept them because he thought they were his, because they had his name and picture on them? (Which is the current non-venial explanation for why he took so many boxes of documents with him.  It's also quite plausible he meant to sell some.)  It's becoming clearer and clearer the man has no concept of what "government" is, nor what it means to work "for" the government.

And don't look know, but the inmates are escaping the asylum known as "TrumpWorld."

Oh, look what I found. https://t.co/mNtwSvKdCX

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) August 14, 2022

First: find the National Archives building without Google maps. Second: the FBI didn't deliver those documents to the National Archives. At the moment, they are evidence.   Good luck getting anywhere near them.  As I understand it, the next question will be whether any of it can be declassified for purposes of a criminal trial. This is not a small concern:

MORE: "The fact that this
investigation implicates highly classified materials further underscores the need to protect the integrity of the investigation" pic.twitter.com/EkgkRD6oHd

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 15, 2022

But back to Patel, whose getting worse (full disclosure: I saw this one first, and didn't listen to it because I thought it was some joker pretending to be Patel. 's true):

Kash Patel vs. Kash Patel

Patel maintains his line that info was 'declassified,' but admits:

"Cronies actually bureaucratically STOPPED the declassification process"

"I am going to continue that work at the National Archives, I apologize I CAN'T GET IT DECLASSIFIED overnight." pic.twitter.com/afbSABMGr4

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) August 15, 2022

Oops, he did it again. So, Third:  are you drunk? Fourth:  they are government property, donut hole. You can't do anything with them.

Is this what it means to be inside the Trump bubble?

I'm kinda hoping Trump finds out what government is when a federal building (metaphorically) falls on him.