Michael Cohen speculates that Trump was going to use documents as a "get-out-of-jail free" card...

[kentuck]

If he was ever arrested for any felonies.

He was going to extort the US Government.

He would threaten to release the documents to Russia, Iran, or whomever, if he was ever arrested.

Cohen said he would carry it out because he "doesn't care about this country."

"The second they would put him in handcuffs, he would turn around and say I have the documentation showing, for example, where our nuclear launch pads are," Cohen told CNN. "This is what I believe: He would use it and say, if you proceed with this, I'm telling you right now there are 20 of my loyal supporters, you don't know who they are, but we will release that information to Russia, to Iran, to whoever it might be."
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https://www.newsweek.com/michael-cohen-donald-trump-mar-lago-fbi-search-secret-documents-1734546

[sop]

1. Who's to say he won't do that anyway?

[Ocelot II]

2. He doesn't have the documents any more,

and he's too dumb to understand what they meant.

[sop]

3. He was president for four years, he must know a lot of other secret information.

[eppur_se_muova]

12. Much secret info has a short half-life ...

things like nuclear codes are changed frequently, even daily. And tfg never listened to briefings or read reports, so what's he actually know in detail ?

[xocetaceans]

28. Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV? n/t

[Evolve Dammit]

17. You betcha

[Septua]

32. One of the Congressional committees has...

..already asked for a 'damage assessment'. There were some working under him early on who knew he was a security threat, intentional or just via his penchant for wanting to impress people. Maybe they never gave him the serious stuff.

There's no telling what he told Putin during the private meetings they had. He was probably trying to negotiate the Moscow Trump Tower he had started working on years ago.

[dwayneb]

4. Digital copies of all of them

And who knows where those went. This is the elephant in the room. He had plenty of time to digitize all of it.

[Maraya1969]

10. Yea, that's what I keep thinking. I wonder if our national security is busy changing things so tfg

info is not helpful anymore.

[Evolve Dammit]

18. I wonder the same.

[hamsterjill]

25. He couldn't have made copies?

Or, rather, had someone make copies? I bet ole Melania knows how to get that done for Putin.

[Joinfortmill]

31. Yes, thank God.

[JI7]

5. Or use them to pay off loans

[Lochloosa]

6. That would be Treason.

[CousinIT]

8. Well he's already committed Treason at least twice.

With utter impunity. He's still free, alive and still allowed to run for public office again. So... why wouldn't he do what Cohen says he was probably planning? Nobody has done anything to stop him.

[SilasSouleII]

11. I believe treason is only applicable when the nation is at war

n/t

[Trueblue Texan]

23. 18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

I see no requirement that the nation is at war. I think Russia, China, et.al. qualify as enemies. And if I'm not mistake Lawrence Tribe also said Trump may be guilty of treason.

[erronis]

26. I think "treason" applies also. However some other sites (MTWheel) disagree.

[global1]

37. Oh OK - So Let's Give Tr**p The Congressional Medal Of Honor Then (sarcasm)... nt

[Blue Owl]

7. I wouldn't put it past Golfcart von Fatfuck one bit

All he cares about is ego, money, and avenging those who don't kiss his fat squishy diarrhea-spewing ass. Fuck him.

[Evolve Dammit]

19. Don't sugar coat it!

[peggysue2]

9. That's been pretty much my take

Not that I have an inside track but using the documents as leverage, extortion is the way Trump rolls. He'd do anything to save his ass from jail time. I'm sure he'd consider it a 'perfect' solution, the best solution anyone has ever had.

Sell out the country's national security? No biggie.

Nice country you have there. Be a shame if anything happened to it, yada, yada.

There is no bottom for Trump.

[colorado_ufo]

13. If the rules of Trump's game include extortion, I am sure that

the powers that be have a substantial amount of "alternate facts" that would involve his businesses and family, and the families of his wives. The seesaw of leverage can be changed.

[NH Ethylene]

27. That would require that he care about his family more than himself.

Which I am quite certain would not be the case.

[kentuck]

14. It has been reported that Jared Kushner spent more time with the secret documents...

...than anyone else in the White House.

[Turbineguy]

15. If you let me go on the coup rap,

I'll return what I stole from you.

[Chainfire]

33. Or the more practical gambit of, "I will tell you which secrets that I shared."

[C Moon]

16. I'm sure the the trumps have digital versions of all these docs.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. And that needs to be determined, for our national security. Expect ZERO GOP MAGAT help.

They simply don't fucking care about USA at all. We are in a bizarre and dangerous time with traitors all over the place on "the other side of the aisle.".......

[orangecrush]

20. You can safely bet your ass

Copies of everything are now in Saudi/Russian hands.

[Evolve Dammit]

22. I hope you're wrong, but I would not bet against it. At all.

[Demobrat]

24. He certainly had enough time.

That’s what I don’t understand about this whole thing. Why was he allowed to have the documents for so long? If they’re that important they should have been seized the day after Biden took office. What the heck took so long?

[orangecrush]

34. Don't know

But investigations take time.

Building a case.

[Dave says]

36. It would explain the $2 billion

[IcyPeas]

29. probably scanned them all anyway. search him for these:

[orangecrush]

35. ...

[SayItLoud]

30. Consider:

If what MC speculates is accurate then others have seen or actually have copies of our top secrets.

There is NO question at least in my mind that traitor trump has copies, maybe taken during his term of very important top secret intel. It's stashed in places other than MAL.

His first thought on using this intel is for $. No question about that. I believe he's already traded our intel to the Saudis or some other ME source who fronted for MBS.

America can only do damage control now.

[global1]

38. Arrest His Ass NOW - Then Put Him In Solitary Confinement With No....

light till he passes of lack of any kind of praise or news coverage.

[LudwigPastorius]

39. Let him try it,...

it would be a slam dunk espionage conviction, and he would reside in prison until another Republican president had the balls to pardon him.

[Irish_Dem]

40. Maybe he already tried to extort the DOJ and that is why the FBI had to seize the documents.

[Irish_Dem]

41. He may also have embarrassing material about high level elected officials.

Trump is capable of threatening others with exposure if they don't help him.