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Nevilledog

(55,085 posts) Mon Aug 15, 2022, 07:06 PM Aug 2022

DOJ says Trump is lying about the passports [View all]

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NEW: According to a DOJ official, the FBI is NOT in possession of former President Trump's passports. Trump had accused the FBI of stealing his three passports during the search of his Mar-a-Lago home.
3:55 PM · Aug 15, 2022

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DOJ says Trump is lying about the passports [View all] Nevilledog Aug 2022 OP

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #1

This makes sense 👇 Nevilledog Aug 2022 #21

Makes sense. crickets Aug 2022 #24

lol. I guess he needs to ask one of the many criminals ecstatic Aug 2022 #2

THREE? rgbecker Aug 2022 #3

Melania & Barron, maybe? Geechie Aug 2022 #10

One regular, one diplomatic central scrutinizer Aug 2022 #16

IIRC, those black diplomatic/VIP passports must be turned in at the end of your gov't service. SeattleVet Aug 2022 #18

You do remember correctly. Haggis 4 Breakfast Aug 2022 #32

Expired passports can come in handy soldierant Aug 2022 #34

One is "expired" kentuck Aug 2022 #22

I'm sure he had a few diplomatic passports MiniMe Aug 2022 #25

Say it isn't so the Liar in Chief caught lying . . . .AGAIN MagickMuffin Aug 2022 #4

Former Liar in Chief. wnylib Aug 2022 #41

Or . . . . . Liar and THIEF MagickMuffin Aug 2022 #43

Sure does. wnylib Aug 2022 #44

We will probably find out later why he lied about his passports. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #5

Diversion/distraction malaise Aug 2022 #9

Yes of course that is a given. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #15

Trump always lies with a purpose. kentuck Aug 2022 #27

Or the lies reflect something on his mind, something he is concerned about. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #29

If throwing spaghetti at the wall were an olympic sport Cheezoholic Aug 2022 #39

LOL malaise Aug 2022 #40

So he won't have to turn them in. He is not going to stay around for an arraignment. Raven Aug 2022 #23

Best answer so far. soldierant Aug 2022 #35

They also took his Subway card... lame54 Aug 2022 #6

The Chinese have them...accidently left in the box... Sancho Aug 2022 #7

He was sending a coded message to someone....? kentuck Aug 2022 #8

Yep, to Putin, means "send Russian boomer (nuke sub) to MAL to pick me up." Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #17

Well, I guess it would be rather difficult to make a phone call right now... kentuck Aug 2022 #20

Good point. In a a typical case at this point the FBI would have wire taps, surveillance, etc. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #28

When he says that it is getting pretty hot, I see that wnylib Aug 2022 #42

He probably doesn't remember where he stashed them blogslug Aug 2022 #11

Tomorrow Nevilledog Aug 2022 #12

And Biden's dog ate my passport. Haggis 4 Breakfast Aug 2022 #33

So, another blatant lie about the FBI. So s-m-r-t. nt crickets Aug 2022 #13

They should have them. orangecrush Aug 2022 #14

Somebody ask him ThoughtCriminal Aug 2022 #19

It's a good thing we got those sensitive documents out of there MissMillie Aug 2022 #26

Why is he worried about his passports? Is he planning a trip somewhere w/o an extradition treaty? tclambert Aug 2022 #30

Now that he's down to a birth certificate to prove his identity Mr. Ected Aug 2022 #31

Don't be surprised if they turn up on eBay with reserves of $1 million each. slumcamper Aug 2022 #36

This is just a distraction, gab13by13 Aug 2022 #37

Projection much? Planning to skip? Joinfortmill Aug 2022 #38

So how does tRump actually know his passports are missing? Grammy23 Aug 2022 #45

Trump's passports were returned to him Tickle Aug 2022 #46

Right. That is NBC's side of the story. kentuck Aug 2022 #47