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dalton99

(781 posts)
32. and who systematically destroyed emails in defiance of court orders
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 08:54 AM
Oct 2016
http://www.newsweek.com/2016/11/11/donald-trump-companies-destroyed-emails-documents-515120.html

Over the course of decades, Donald Trump’s companies have systematically destroyed or hidden thousands of emails, digital records and paper documents demanded in official proceedings, often in defiance of court orders. These tactics—exposed by a Newsweek review of thousands of pages of court filings, judicial orders and affidavits from an array of court cases—have enraged judges, prosecutors, opposing lawyers and the many ordinary citizens entangled in litigation with Trump. In each instance, Trump and entities he controlled also erected numerous hurdles that made lawsuits drag on for years, forcing courtroom opponents to spend huge sums of money in legal fees as they struggled—sometimes in vain—to obtain records.

This behavior is of particular import given Trump’s frequent condemnations of Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent, for having deleted more than 30,000 emails from a server she used during her time as secretary of state. While Clinton and her lawyers have said all of those emails were personal, Trump has suggested repeatedly on the campaign trail that they were government documents Clinton was trying to hide and that destroying them constituted a crime. The allegation—which the FBI concluded was not supported by any evidence—is a crowd-pleaser at Trump rallies, often greeted by supporters chanting, “Lock her up!”

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Deviant deplorables SummerSnow Oct 2016 #1
Makes me ill to even think about it Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #2
The Framers of the Constitution warned us about Mobocracy. Feeling the Bern Oct 2016 #3
For a long time their ignorant voices never made mass news, but now with just RKP5637 Oct 2016 #5
Mobocracy Feeling the Bern Oct 2016 #8
They can't die off fast enough. I've been listening to their ignorant bullshit most of my life! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #10
The Deplorables likely think it's a badge of honor, such a disgusting lot they are. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #4
And it's barely reported mcar Oct 2016 #6
But Hillary sent emails liberal N proud Oct 2016 #7
Or her aide sent e-mails. LisaL Oct 2016 #16
But but Johnny2X2X Oct 2016 #9
"I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters" 1/23/16 spanone Oct 2016 #11
Apparently, Mr. Run-On Sentence . . . you know, I have nothing to say about that asshole anymore Feeling the Bern Oct 2016 #12
what's so unbelievable is that people, a good deal of them, support the maniac...in america. spanone Oct 2016 #14
I was shocked to hear humbled_opinion Oct 2016 #19
sad that it's true napkinz Oct 2016 #30
imagine if it was the 20th cousin of Hillary....she'd be to blame spanone Oct 2016 #13
I doubt it. If the case goes forward (it hadn't been served last I heard), pnwmom Oct 2016 #15
No he won't. former9thward Oct 2016 #34
Snake-oil salesmen of the past preyed on country rubes folk for a reason ErikJ Oct 2016 #17
rube-ublikkklan party....not felicitous, but as apt as any modification of The GROP as any I've seen Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #20
Not to mention going to court for consumer fraud or even RICO charges, who had a campaign mgr..... George II Oct 2016 #18
I'm thinking about it ... napkinz Oct 2016 #21
OMG! Bear Creek Oct 2016 #22
That's what I keep thinking. C Moon Oct 2016 #24
After the election, I hope I never hear the name of Donald Trump Doitnow Oct 2016 #25
Ever hear this one? cer7711 Oct 2016 #26
Worse, some are voting for Trump as if white male rule is on the line. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #27
You know things are bad when you almost wish Trump would win librechik Oct 2016 #31
and who systematically destroyed emails in defiance of court orders dalton99 Oct 2016 #32
and this generates NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING from the MSM napkinz Oct 2016 #33
Shush. I'm still obsessed about emails that were neither sent to or from Hillary. It's SCANDALOUS! Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2016 #35
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