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In reply to the discussion: The FBI found evidence at Mar-a-Lago that Team Trump can't ignore [View all]Chainfire
(17,757 posts)That, when I was in the Navy, with a security clearance, had I taken secret documents, of any classifications home with me, for any reason, and it was discovered, the FBI would have literally "raided" my home, taken me, under gunpoint, to a location where I would have been jailed, interrogated, and I would have remained in custody until a court martial, after which I would have been sent to Portsmouth Naval Prison to rot away while making small rocks out of big rocks. This was made perfectly clear to me, I believed it then and I believe it today. If Trump is not charged, then it would be unjust to charge an E3 for the same crime.
Justice can not be be based on one's political or economic status. Trump needs to be charged and he needs to be charged today. Charge him with one felony, lock him up and continue to develop the case as the evidence leads. He is too dangerous t national security to remain free.
There is an anecdote about how the Navy felt about property, that I will share with you:
A friend of mine, serving on the bridge of our ship, while under way, was handed an empty coffee cup, from the Captain. The captain told the sailor, "Here, do something with this." My friend stepped out to the wing of the bridge and tossed the cup over the side. When he returned, the captain gave him a puzzled look and asked, "What did you do with the cup." My friend admitted to what he had done. The sailor was arrested, charged with disobeying a direct order and destroying government property. He spent time in the brig, and didn't see liberty for at least six months over a twenty five cent coffee cup. (1970) Had he taken a top secret document, he would still be in Portsmouth today.