Trump May Be Charged Under Espionage Act

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Trump May Be Charged Under Espionage Act

May 26, 2023 at 1:55 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 40 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/05/26/trump-may-be-charged-under-espionage-act/

"SNIP........

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Two new stories pinpoint what the charges might include.

The Washington Post reports prosecutors “have gathered evidence indicating that Trump at times kept classified documents in his office in a place where they were visible and sometimes showed them to others.”

The New York Times says that in a sealed court order “the government had also provided sufficient evidence to meet its burden of showing that the former president had retained the classified documents willfully.”

Law professor Ryan Goodman expects this will result in criminal charges under the Espionage Act, noting that dissemination of the stolen information is key.

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[Ohio Joe]

1. They just need one person to say he showed the documents off

And I bet they have a number of people willing to say it.

[PSPS]

2. Well, there's always this...

Reports: Trump Gave Classified Info To Russians During White House Visit
May 15, 2017
6:44 PM ET

By
Jessica Taylor

President Trump revealed "highly classified information" to two top Russian officials during a controversial Oval Office meeting last week, according to a report from The Washington Post.

The above is from six years ago: https://www.npr.org/2017/05/15/528511980/report-trump-gave-classified-information-to-russians-during-white-house-visit

[CrispyQ]

4. Every time I see this photo I think this is probably one of the 10 best moments of his life.

He thought he was one of the big dogs that day. Ha ha. What a fucking dupe. Just like his voters.

[erronis]

20. Played for a clown by these Kremlin officials. They're having a good yuk moment.

Yuk, yuk - what a fool. We own you.

[2naSalit]

10. Been expecting such charges...

Ever since that day.

[ecstatic]

28. Just goes to show that there is no deep state

If we had one, that guy would have never made it past inauguration day.

[FakeNoose]

30. Whenever Chump uses the term "deep state" he just assumes

... that we all agree with his implication. To him, "deep state" has to mean Dems who doing nasty political stuff to him. But in actual fact, it's been coming out all along that the nasty political stuff was being done on his behalf, and it was being done to the Democrats. So by definition, the "deep state" is really the Repukes who are working for Chump.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Russian asset runs the country into the ground for 4 years and what catches him is classified theft

It reads like the old Columbo.

"Excuse me, just one more thing ...."

[pandr32]

21. Absolutely!

I love the Columbo comparison, too.

[Joinfortmill]

26. 👍

[malaise]

5. Down Memory Lane

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/17/putin-pays-donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy-recording

In a 2016 conversation with fellow members of House leadership, the majority leader, Kevin McCarthy, suggested that Donald Trump was on Vladimir Putin’s payroll.

In an exchange first reported by the Washington Post, McCarthy said: “There’s …there’s two people, I think, Putin pays: [California Representative Dana] Rohrabacher and Trump … [laughter] … swear to God.”

As special counsel, Mueller has the power to subpoena documents and prosecute any crimes, independent of Congress.
Former FBI head Robert Mueller to oversee Trump-Russia investigation
Read more
According to the transcript, speaker Paul Ryan immediately responded: “This is an off-the-record … [laughter] … NO LEAKS … [laughter] … alright?!”

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Please indict him on June 14 - that is all

[Mickju]

11. It's true.

I've heard that recording.

[malaise]

19. Of course it's true

We've been posting them here for years

[AZ8theist]

25. But THANK GAWD McCarthy grew a spine and stood up to Doturd...

...oh wait....

[C Moon]

29. Probably because he's now on the putin payroll, as well.

[malaise]

32. He was neutered after that comment

[malaise]

6. Down Memory Lane

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/17/putin-pays-donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy-recording

In a 2016 conversation with fellow members of House leadership, the majority leader, Kevin McCarthy, suggested that Donald Trump was on Vladimir Putin’s payroll.

In an exchange first reported by the Washington Post, McCarthy said: “There’s …there’s two people, I think, Putin pays: [California Representative Dana] Rohrabacher and Trump … [laughter] … swear to God.”

As special counsel, Mueller has the power to subpoena documents and prosecute any crimes, independent of Congress.
Former FBI head Robert Mueller to oversee Trump-Russia investigation
Read more
According to the transcript, speaker Paul Ryan immediately responded: “This is an off-the-record … [laughter] … NO LEAKS … [laughter] … alright?!”

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Please indict him on June 14 - that is all

[keithbvadu2]

7. If it was truly OK for Trump to have classified docs, there would be no need for him to lie about it

[Fullduplexxx]

8. It's imminent

[Faux pas]

9. Yes Please!

[LudwigPastorius]

12. How many days from now? ...and are those business days?

[maxsolomon]

13. Random Internet Commenter Max Solomon expects this will result

in a token fine paid by his donors.

[erronis]

22. Donors who are magically connected to overseas operators.

If Uncle Sam accepts a token fine, it better check the validity of the greenbacks it gets. I'm guessing they were freshly minted in Moscow or Beijing.

Liking your "Random Internet Commenter". Aren't we all?

[nowforever]

14. This is what happens

When you elect a malignant narcissist as your leader. "Please lock the Orange Turd up Mr. Garland."

[2naSalit]

15. YES!!

Just DO IT!!

[Demsrule86]

16. He copied documents to a donor's or an aide's computer...the FBI have the computer.

[Stuart G]

17. Trump is sure he can get away with ...'ANYTHING' ...but NOT THIS TIME...AND

TRUMP HASN'T GOT A CLUE...says Stu.

[LakeArenal]

18. Let me know when it happens....

Tired of, he may be……this crime or that crime.

How about any crime.

[pandr32]

23. Anticipation!

Making me wait!

I am super excited about the direction of this long investigation.

[Joinfortmill]

24. Showed them to foreign actors.

[AZ8theist]

27. What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??

What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??
What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??
What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??
What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??
What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??
What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??
What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??
What did Kushner sell to get his $2BILLION??

TREASON in plain site.

[usaf-vet]

31. Because of Covid, existing medical issues, and our ages. My wife and I have been doing more.....

..... shopping online. Most, if not all, of the online vendors, have a neat feature that I wish DU had.

Here is the feature if an item is out of stock, they give you the option to add your email address to a list to let you know when the item is back in stock.

I WISH DU HAD THE OPTION TO BE NOTIFIED THE DAY TRUMP IS FINELY, REALLY, TRULY INDICTED.

Then I could avoid all the "breaking news, imminent indictment, etc., etc.

I'm 76, and it's getting to feel like I have been reading these OP headlines since I was in high school.

Hint: I was in Algebra class when the notice came over the loudspeaker that President Kennedy has been shot in Dallas, TX.