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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]Eyeball_Kid
(7,604 posts)ANY theft of government documents is a felony. AND: ANY theft of government documents that can be deemed to contain national security information (without classification) that places the nation in a vulnerable state can be prosecuted as an act of espionage.
Further, the DOJ MUST assume that because Trump stole them, he may be presently be in the act of compromising national security. He may have made copies for sale, he may be in the process of making a deal with foreign entities, and he can be doing that RIGHT NOW.
That's why many folks who worked in the national security realm are stressing that Trump must be indicted immediately and taken into custody. He doesn't deserve the gravitas of an ex-president. He deserves arrest and detention until trial, FOR THE SAKE OF THE COUNTRY.