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imanamerican63

(16,164 posts) Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:33 PM Feb 2021

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Biden needs to declassify those Putin-Trump tapes and notes meetings!

Now!

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Biden needs to declassify those Putin-Trump tapes and notes meetings! (Original Post) imanamerican63 Feb 2021 OP

I'm betting they are long gone Bayard Feb 2021 #1

Not according to Politico? imanamerican63 Feb 2021 #2

If they are edhopper Feb 2021 #7

He is a felon Bayard Feb 2021 #11

If there are any! pandr32 Feb 2021 #3

And where is the translator who was there?? Leghorn21 Feb 2021 #4

I think it's unlikely Trump allowed any of those notes to be kept. dawg day Feb 2021 #5

The Law says he had to edhopper Feb 2021 #8

If he's in possession of them.. msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #6

Someone somewhere knows something. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2021 #9

He can't release them unilaterally. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #10

Bayard

(29,617 posts)

1. I'm betting they are long gone

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:34 PM

Feb 2021

imanamerican63

(16,164 posts)

2. Not according to Politico?

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:36 PM

Feb 2021

Lord I hope they didn’t destroy those tapes?

edhopper

(37,349 posts)

7. If they are

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:48 PM

Feb 2021

that is a felony.
The Presidential Records Act says they are protected and belong to the USA, not Trump.

Bayard

(29,617 posts)

11. He is a felon

Reply to edhopper (Reply #7)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 04:09 PM

Feb 2021

That's what he does.

pandr32

(14,254 posts)

3. If there are any!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:36 PM

Feb 2021

Leghorn21

(14,086 posts)

4. And where is the translator who was there??

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:39 PM

Feb 2021

We’d like a word, please

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

5. I think it's unlikely Trump allowed any of those notes to be kept.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:44 PM

Feb 2021

He was reporting to his boss, after all.

edhopper

(37,349 posts)

8. The Law says he had to

Reply to dawg day (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:49 PM

Feb 2021

not doing so is a felony.

msfiddlestix

(8,178 posts)

6. If he's in possession of them..

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:45 PM

Feb 2021

betcha they're long gone.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,061 posts)

9. Someone somewhere knows something.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:49 PM

Feb 2021

Nothing truly disappears anymore does it??

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)

10. He can't release them unilaterally.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:49 PM

Feb 2021

He'd need the assistance of the National Archives and Records Administration. They maintain and control records generated by any president and his/her staff regarding official duties.

Similar issue re: visitor logs:

https://democraticunderground.com/10142687724

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