...the first reactions to the MAL search warrant were that the government would be more concerned with recovering documents than prosecuting possession because the documents were classified, and keeping them secret was paramount?Holding onto additional classified materials is exactly the opposite of what someone under federal criminal investigation should be doing. Trump is daring the DOJ to charge him.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 7, 2022
A smart lawyer would negotiate “act of production” immunity and try to cut a deal to avoid charges. https://t.co/Oh0WD0SUpO
We are so far past that now we can’t see it in the rear-view mirror.
And Trump has no one to blame but himself for how this ends. He won’t see it that way, but that will be the truth. He hasn’t yet put up a ghost of a whisper of an excuse for the illegal possession.
And it’s hard to see how he has one.
At. All.The DOJ and Trump's legal team have been having discussions in recent weeks. The Bratt message came up in that context. Officials have wondered for awhile about Bedminster, N.J. and whether Trump had materials there https://t.co/Y8DgPqeAgt
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 7, 2022
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