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babylonsister

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Fri May 17, 2024, 07:37 AM May 17

How damaging were the Mar-a-Lago classified records to our national security? [View all]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/16/2241033/-How-damaging-were-the-Mar-a-Lago-classified-records-to-our-national-security

How damaging were the Mar-a-Lago classified records to our national security?
Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 2:05:21p EDT
Charleytx

Every spy on Earth knows what's in these boxes. Why won't our government let us know?


It baffles me why Democrats and the media are ignoring the most devastating act of Espionage in US history, by a long shot. The timeline of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago “mishandling of classified documents” is a series of inexplicably indifferent decisions to protect our national interest.

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So...to recap: at least 337 Top Secret and Secret records, normally stored in many the most heavily guarded SCIFs in the country, were left sitting at Trump’s open clubhouse - in a bathroom, on a ballroom stage, his office, and a storeroom. Is there ANY doubt that Russia, and likely EVERY other spy agency on Earth, has that intel? Mr. and Mrs. “Smith” just had to reserve a room, flash some cash, and at night, visit the storeroom stashes. To say nothing of any compromised employees among the hundreds that were employed, or even guests to MAL events.

Moreover, the FBI apparently hasn’t even bothered to make sure they recovered all classified records in Trump’s possession:

-Two locked, secret rooms at MAL were not even searched,
-Trump flew 10-15 boxes to Bedminster, loaded out the back as the FBI was walking in the front,
-There were multiple empty folders, the contents of which may be permanently unknown,
-The 10-inch binder of the Mueller / Steele contacts, sources and assets, is missing. Hutchinson said she last saw it with Mark Meadows as they were leaving on Dec. 20 (the CIA noticed that many of US’s European assets and sources are going missing, which started soon after one of Trump’s private meetings with Putin)


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But as for the FBI, DOJ, the Biden Administration, and Intelligence Committee Democrats: Is the reason none of them are discussing the damage Trump caused to our national security...is because the damage is SO devastating, SO complete, that if the truth was ever known, no country or foreign official would EVER trust us, or work with US Intelligence ever again? We MUST assume that every agent and source in those documents has been compromised. Did Trump expose our ENTIRE covert intelligence network? And was the reason just petty revenge for America making him a loser? “Not re-elect ME? I’ll show you, America! Accusing me of working for Russia and taking foreign money? (I did, but I’m Trump!) This will teach you!”

As for getting answers: The now indefinitely stalled “MAL documents” trial would not give us these answers anyway. We voters have a right to know the extent of the damage he caused and threat he poses. Someone should inform America, optics be damned, that If Trump is re-elected, his retribution will be a fire sale on US secrets.
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VERY. ...nt 2naSalit May 17 #1
Russo-Republican betrayal of America BoRaGard May 17 #2
It's been reported that intellegence agencies have reported a giant up tic in loss of assets in Europe and ... marble falls May 17 #3
If Trump wins this Fall, much of intelligence sharing among our allies will cease. Lonestarblue May 17 #5
No doubt in my mind. It probably still does from TFG. GOP intransigence re: funding Ukraine doesn't help, either. marble falls May 17 #8
From 5 eyes to 4 eyes mahina May 17 #43
The damage is incalculable and we will never know the full extent. Irish_Dem May 17 #4
There is an option no one is suggesting for some reason. triron May 17 #20
What option is this triron? Irish_Dem May 17 #31
Note how the Kushner's are suddenly interested in good old dad again. -nt CrispyQ May 17 #28
I belive Kushner was one of the bagmen for the classified docs. Irish_Dem May 17 #32
THIS Damaging Best_man23 May 17 #6
WTF, How Damaging? gab13by13 May 17 #7
How many deaths is she allowing to go unpunished? GreenWave May 17 #9
As many as necessary for "The Cause". Shipwack May 17 #36
We will never know, and nobody will ever be held accountable for it. nt doc03 May 17 #10
"We need to look forward, and not prosecute past issues" Shipwack May 17 #37
J6 Is an Attempted Coup d'Etat that We Should Never Let Happen Again! panfluteman May 17 #11
Sometimes I think Dumpy never got the super important intelligence information judesedit May 17 #12
Has any investigation been done to determine Evolve Dammit May 17 #13
The levels of effort they are putting into keeping Jack Smith's case from going forward GoCubsGo May 17 #14
Not to down play it, but even top secret stuff can be pretty mundane captain queeg May 17 #15
Second that. Plus a lot of it is only important when timely unblock May 17 #17
very. AllaN01Bear May 17 #16
If they have evidence of trump selling/distributing damaging info, he's toast. While there is a huge difference between Silent Type May 17 #18
Extremely. liberalla May 17 #19
We will never be safe until the majority of GOP base understands lostnfound May 17 #21
I have a different opinion ScratchCat May 17 #22
Yeah, I think a lot of Republicans would agree. triron May 17 #23
That, And The Fact RobinA May 17 #25
And yet EndlessWire May 17 #39
Are you kidding? EndlessWire May 17 #40
If the contents is ever known, the DOJ will have to confess that they "fuck up". With trump walking free. republianmushroom May 17 #24
Corporate McPravda seems to be missing this story, too. Kid Berwyn May 17 #26
If this was anybody else..... Bayard May 17 #27
A "regular" citizen would not have been able to take those Tickle May 17 #30
With the corrupt judge in charge, I doubt we'll ever know. spanone May 17 #29
TSF should have been taken into custody immediately... returnee May 17 #33
I really don't think the dems are ignoring the facts, nor are many in the media and public. It is Bev54 May 17 #34
How many confidential sources or agents did the US lose due to TFG? LetMyPeopleVote May 17 #35
We'll never really know duckworth969 May 17 #38
Mara Lago Ladythatvotesblue May 17 #41
That's assuming the information contained hadn't already been sold before Trump took them. cstanleytech May 17 #42
Did TSF not have to sit for moondust May 17 #44
Russia was green lighted to invade Ukraine due to Trump. live love laugh May 18 #45
I wonder if someday we learn of a huge effect the stolen docs caused. Kablooie May 18 #46
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