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96. And I thought those dozens of empty boxes were just for Melania's makeup!

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 09:31 PM

Jan 2021

Last year about this time, we packed up everything in two rooms of our house, plus everything in the attic to prepare for our addition. We had more than 150 cubic feet of boxes of books (U-Haul sells "book boxes" that are one cubic foot each), plus dozens of other boxes from U-Haul small to large). We did not have as many boxes as were shown in the photo of boxes being delivered to the White House.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/moving-day-approaching-trump-white-house-n1254170

Looking at that photo, those look like the U-Haul small or medium boxes.

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Jim Acosta CNN: White House staffers taking mementos and souvenirs from the White House. [View all] madaboutharry Jan 2021 OP

Criminals, all of them nt Wicked Blue Jan 2021 #1

SACK Cartoon - is spot on! mysteryowl Jan 2021 #60

+1 oasis Jan 2021 #80

Brilliant cartoon of grifters ransacking the White House on the way out steventh Jan 2021 #85

Every item is documented exboyfil Jan 2021 #2

Yes everything is on a Inventory sheet some where. Wellstone ruled Jan 2021 #20

Don't be surprised if the inventory sheets are gone too. nt live love laugh Jan 2021 #99

Supposed to be Staff that take care of all Wellstone ruled Jan 2021 #100

Lincoln's bust out the door Nevilledog Jan 2021 #23

Biden needs a closing walk through exboyfil Jan 2021 #25

they shouldn't go inside without a full multiple top to bottom cleanup and sweep certainot Jan 2021 #84

He needs to call the Army first jmowreader Jan 2021 #91

Acosta is careful to say "leaving the west wing" rather than stolen. progressoid Jan 2021 #39

Looks like one of those cheep plaster busts ornotna Jan 2021 #67

Cheap according to who? So if it's cheap it's alright to procure it? What is the cut off point? usaf-vet Jan 2021 #71

Calm down ornotna Jan 2021 #77

I'm calm but we all know that rules and standards are ignore by members of the leaving admin. usaf-vet Jan 2021 #79

Thanks! ornotna Jan 2021 #89

You're welcome.!!! usaf-vet Jan 2021 #92

You're welcome.!!! usaf-vet Jan 2021 #93

You have nothing. You don't even know if the guy owns it free & clear & bought in store w cash Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #86

UPDATE: White House doesn't know what happened to Lincoln bust. The lies begin. usaf-vet Jan 2021 #97

Thanks for the update. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #98

Just showed staffers walking out with a bust of Lincoln!! Olafjoy Jan 2021 #3

And the Marine? holding the door for them. WTF? HUAJIAO Jan 2021 #38

Marine there to guard against antifa/blm, donchaknow?. In defense of the Marine ... Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #41

True dat. Totally Tunsie Jan 2021 #49

Looks pretty gosh darn obvious to me what's happening... HUAJIAO Jan 2021 #57

This. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #70

I was just going to post about this! senseandsensibility Jan 2021 #4

Names need to be taken, and those items retrieved still_one Jan 2021 #5

And prosecution Nevilledog Jan 2021 #26

Yes still_one Jan 2021 #69

Navarro caught stealing a framed photo of him and dump Olafjoy Jan 2021 #6

Any momentos of Trump will have to be put in an asterisk room. tirebiter Jan 2021 #17

Well in all fairness, PatSeg Jan 2021 #33

When the looting starts the shooting starts! texasfiddler Jan 2021 #7

Underrated response! BadgerMom Jan 2021 #50

Beat me to it. dv421 Jan 2021 #73

Of course they are. The boss has been raping the country for 4+ years SheltieLover Jan 2021 #8

Gee, sounds like something the Nazis would have done... dhill926 Jan 2021 #9

This aren't souvenirs, they're stolen property Nevilledog Jan 2021 #10

They will take anything not nailed down Johnny2X2X Jan 2021 #11

Nothing will happen to them. cwydro Jan 2021 #56

Why would you want a token of these last 4 years? lame54 Jan 2021 #12

The same kind of trashy people that steal linens and clocks from hotel rooms. Mike 03 Jan 2021 #13

Bingo!! patricia92243 Jan 2021 #22

Not only "hotel rooms" DENVERPOPS Jan 2021 #72

I'm more worried about what they are leaving behind. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #14

Filthy Thieves in the trump WH? Shocking Cha Jan 2021 #15

If Melanie is seen walking out of the WH with the portrait of Washington... Olafjoy Jan 2021 #16

Everything in the world rightfully belongs to them. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #18

Remember when the Clintons took so much shit over personal gifts that they took with them Walleye Jan 2021 #19

You know dump is stealing the silver tchotchkes he took from the US Ambassador to France's residence Olafjoy Jan 2021 #21

Krist these people are lowlifes.... thieves and grifters all. ResistantAmerican17 Jan 2021 #24

and these are the same people bitching about looters at a TJ Maxx. Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #27

Don't forget. They thought attendees @Jan6 rally looked Captain Zero Jan 2021 #87

There is presidential swag that is given away- that's what this better be Fiendish Thingy Jan 2021 #28

Good. We'll get to prosecute more of them. CanonRay Jan 2021 #29

That is called looting. gibraltar72 Jan 2021 #30

Hah! Lasher Jan 2021 #66

And we know that story was a lie. niyad Jan 2021 #83

If they ONLY removed reminders of Trump, I'm fine! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #31

I agree PatSeg Jan 2021 #36

DU has literally been joking about/predicting this very occurrence for bullwinkle428 Jan 2021 #32

STOP the STEAL!!!! Traildogbob Jan 2021 #34

Right! ffr Jan 2021 #37

This alone is proof of how they always "project" BumRushDaShow Jan 2021 #43

They can take those tacky gold draperies with my good will. n/t TygrBright Jan 2021 #35

I'm not a big fan of the gold draperies but... GrassClippings Jan 2021 #40

I know of someone who can make good use of them: Totally Tunsie Jan 2021 #53

They are literally looting the white house!!! SweetieD Jan 2021 #42

Jim Acosta CNN: White House staffers taking mementos and souvenirs from the White House. FelineOverlord Jan 2021 #44

So Trump picked Lincoln's bust. The one President that Trump feels is ALMOST equal to him LiberalLovinLug Jan 2021 #48

It will show up on eBay before we know it. Authentic Lincoln Bust from Oval Office $10,000. usaf-vet Jan 2021 #81

Come on. Items from museums and collectors would be carefully packed and marked. niyad Jan 2021 #82

I hope there are cameras throughout the halls of the White House. lunatica Jan 2021 #45

SO predictable. I'm sure there's an inventory. Anything missing should be reported as a theft. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Jan 2021 #47

PROTECT THE RESOLUTE DESK!!! LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2021 #51

Wouldn't be surprised if tRump carved his initials Totally Tunsie Jan 2021 #55

He can have his busts of Putin, Boris Johnson, the Saudi prince, Stormy, Hitler..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2021 #52

I'm sure there's an inventory. gldstwmn Jan 2021 #54

Remington's "The Cowboy" can fetch $50,000. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #58

SACK Cartoon is spot on! mysteryowl Jan 2021 #59

looting is a crime; the entire administration should be charged under RICO bringthePaine Jan 2021 #61

An administration staff of the "best people". Hmm, that would mean with the lightest fingers? Ford_Prefect Jan 2021 #62

So, a little more than... SergeStorms Jan 2021 #63

Will be looking on eBay and craigslist safeinOhio Jan 2021 #64

At the risk of being a hypocrite, they can take any likeness of Trump. I'm down with that. mjvpi Jan 2021 #65

They are trash. Always have been, always will be. JDC Jan 2021 #68

No doubt in my mind this would happen, they will steal anything of value. sarcasmo Jan 2021 #74

Republican thieves. That's all they are good for: stealing and cheating. C Moon Jan 2021 #75

As my late mother would say "they'd steal the dimes off your dead grandmother's eyes." CTyankee Jan 2021 #88

Evidence? Nitram Jan 2021 #76

They all do that DeanMH Jan 2021 #78

Looters. Convict them. ancianita Jan 2021 #90

They will be a lot easier to identify than the insurrectionists. lpbk2713 Jan 2021 #94

an administration of criminals BainsBane Jan 2021 #95

And I thought those dozens of empty boxes were just for Melania's makeup! csziggy Jan 2021 #96