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In reply to the discussion: I guess I'm just slow, but I have a question. [View all]Jarqui
(10,920 posts)It is something like this from the top post:
"Maybe" he wanted to use them to defend himself against liberal slanders.
but I'd word it this way:
"Maybe" he wanted to use them to protect himself against prosecution for obstruction or a crime or people finding out after the statute of limitations which could hurt his re-election chances.
For example there might be stuff on Trump-Russia in there. Or Trump-Ukraine extortion. Or Trump-Jan 6th. Or stuff we don't even know about.
There could be quite a debate about his impeachment docs because the government paid for his lawyers - who were more like White House council and therefore, not personal lawyers entitled to attorney-client privilege:
https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/08/29/one-big-potentially-pending-question-what-happens-to-trumps-impeachment-1-0-papers/
Trump is all about Trump. He did this for a reason that would benefit Trump.
The fact that he seemed so surprised by the search warrant and he's going crazy with his messaging all over the place means there is a good chance they got some evidence he really did not want them to see.