I'm betting the spawn were involved in the packing of the boxes

[malaise]

Happy Friday DUers
All this crap about intent is one big joke. Of course there was intent - this is the Slobfather.

[atreides1]

1. Not likely

If brains were dynamite the 3 of them together wouldn't have enough to blow their noses!!!

I see Stephen Miller's hand in this...he's the brains behind the operation...and he's been keeping a low profile since the Trump show left the White House!

[malaise]

3. Howling with laughter

[3Hotdogs]

29. Not only that, I would have involved physical labor.

[OldBaldy1701E]

30. I would agree.

Of course, now that he has exactly 0 protection 'out in the wild', I figured his sniveling little ass would be doing his damnedest to hide from the public.

[Emile]

2. Crime family's are all alike. They do things that please

the (Slobfather) Godfather. I'm sure the spawn knew what the father wanted.

[panader0]

5. I wonder if Spanky is the father of Barron.

The kid is 6'7" and he's 15 years old. That's why you never see him photographed next to Spanky.
I think Melanoma was playing on the other side of the fence.
Of course, Barron wasn't involved in any of the shenanigans of Jr. and Gums.

[Walleye]

6. I think not. I thought maybe Eric or Junior, but he doesn't look like a Trump

[malaise]

7. ROFL

😀😀😀.

[2naSalit]

8. Might explain why she is so...

Protective of Barron. I kind of hope that it's true, that he's not the asshole's kid.

[dawn5651]

10. he looks just like eric...so unless melanoma was playing with eric ...lmao

[IronLionZion]

23. Spanky doesn't love his kids except Ivanka

Barron has Spanky's dopey looking face so he's definitely his kid.

[Hortensis]

27. Please, he's the spitting image of tRump. Let's just hope

that's the only way the poor kid takes after him -- and cut him a break on insinuations about anything related to him. Best leave him out of it altogether.

[70sEraVet]

31. I'm not to pleased to read jokes about a 15 year old on this site.

I know the jokes weren't directly AT him, but imagine if the poor kid was reading them.
I'm remembering how John McCain lowered himself to make a joke about Chelsea when she was about that age.
I actually think that Barron may be the one to redeem that family name.

[mnhtnbb]

37. With Melanoma for his mommy?

You are beyond optimistic.

That poor kid's chances will only be improved by putting a LOT of distance between himself and the rest of the family once he's turned 18.

[dawn5651]

9. you have to wonder what else they took besides paper.

[PatSeg]

18. It IS the Trump family,

so I can imagine the list is quite long. Takers are going to take every chance they get.

[Hortensis]

32. :) Yes. They seriously seem to have a preference for

dishonest dealing and schemes, as if societal standards are meant for losers and little people.

Did you see Melania's effort to sell digital art featuring her beautiful cobalt eyes, btw, paid for with virtual currency? It's in the form of an "NFT," which is apparently a digital file you've purchased ownership of, although anyone can download the file if they have access and their copy is literally identical to the owned file. Apparently "counterfeits" already abound. Proceeds to go to charity.

Link to tweet

[PatSeg]

33. Yeah

I love how she said "some" proceeds would go to charity, but wouldn't say how much.

It is fascinating to me that there are people who are always looking for a scheme or a scam, even when there are perfectly honest and lucrative options right in front of them. In their minds if it is dishonest, somehow it is better and lies are preferable to the truth. Their minds are wired differently I suppose.

[Hortensis]

34. That nails it. I remember an expert saying that successful businessmen

who turn to crime seemingly unnecessarily often find it more satisfying, but he didn't go into why. The people we've seen around tRump have made me want to read more about them, but there's little written, in lay language anyway, about that kind of criminal mind. Now, if they also murder their wives, that's different.

As for how much might find its way to charity, I don't see that the tRumps ever replaced the family charity that NY ordered dissolved. So that's certainly a valid question.

[PatSeg]

36. Yes, more satisfying

They take some perverse pleasure in getting away with something. We've seen that with Trump throughout his business career. Ripping people off isn't necessarily more profitable or good business, but it is more satisfying. He is the poster child for whatever this disorder is.

This reminds me of compulsive liars I've known. For them a lie is always better than the truth and I believe they feel like they've gotten away with something. Power? Competition? Control? It tends to be very self-destructive in the long run.

Maybe it goes back to that first time they cheated, stole, or lied and didn't get caught. Maybe they are always trying to relive that moment of power and pseudo superiority. Kind of like the compulsive gambler trying to relive that first big win. A dopamine fix.

[Hortensis]

38. Umhm. Power and pseudo superiority. Also cruelty. tRump loves

to hurt people, and criminal behaviors almost by definition harm their targets. Seemingly all the better for tRump if it's personal harm, like little businessowners and tradespeople who're never too small to cheat. Wonder how that's going for him these days?

Oh, well. Fascinating topic, but enough of their personal sewer for today.

[PatSeg]

39. Yeah, can't spend too much time in the sewer and remain sane

As for the cruelty, I think that is also part of the power and superiority aspect.

[Hortensis]

40. Agree with that, but not all are socio/psychopaths and serious

cruelty might be element there. Just guessing, of course. As for the spawn, I'm also guessing they'd do almost everything he insisted on that they might not be able to evade prosecution for and are not exempty from cruelty, a lifelong pattern. What a family.

Chicken etouffee for dinner tonight.

[IronLionZion]

25. Money and America's dignity

Grifters gonna grift

[nolabear]

11. They need to go through every Gucci bag in Ivanka's collection.

What didn’t make it into the boxes? I mean, those congress critters don’t blackmail themselves, you know.

[Joinfortmill]

12. Oh boy, didn't think of that.

[jls4561]

13. Did they pack up the stuff he "borrowed" from the French embassy?

You remember, the time he was supposed to be paying his respects to the heroes who defeated fascism and instead went on a looting spree.

[GoCubsGo]

14. One of the spawn's husband certainly was.

I have no doubt he has been stealing state secrets all along, and selling them to the highest bidder.

[PatSeg]

19. Oh yes

I can imagine he was very active behind the scenes. With his ties to the Middle East, the possibilities are endless. I wonder if anyone is investigating him.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. I suggest that Top Secret documents are worth $$$$$$ on the black market

and that many foreign governments, spies, potentates would be interested. Might even be a bidding war.

[mtngirl47]

16. There isn't a Trump alive that knows how to pack a box

Somebody else packed them up and carried them out of the White House. That person will turn or take the fall.

[PatSeg]

20. Ha, ha, ha!!!

Actually, that was my first thought. I can't imagine any of them packing a box for any reason.

[malaise]

35. ROFL

😀😀😀

[Vinca]

17. Wonder if they have a friend who is skilled at appraising political ephemera. If

SF was planning an auction, that letter from Obama would have fetched a good price. As for the "top secret" stuff, we know what kind of bargaining chip that would have been and how it would help pay the bills.

[gab13by13]

22. Nope, it was obstruction of justice.

When he lost the election he needed to hide his crimes.

[Lonestarblue]

24. Correct. He took documents to destroy them in secret after he left them WH.

Or to sell the information on the classified ones. Other obstruction is obvious in WH call logs that are conveniently missing phone calls known to have been made on January 6.

[gab13by13]

26. I mean, seriously,

president Biden needs to stop allowing Trump to receive intelligence briefings. I know he is considering doing just that.

[NoMoreRepugs]

28. Trump AKA The SlobFather and the word "intelligence"

in the same sentence is an affront to ………. well, EVERYTHING.

[gab13by13]

21. Yeah, the constant MSM's obsession with intent is right wing propaganda.

That's why I did a thread about Pete Williams the msnbc justice correspondent who called this, "not a big deal."

When someone tears up documents, burns documents, steals documents, I have one question, what other intent can there be than to not preserve them as required by law?