+1. In addition to going in plainclothes and unarmed, they waited until a Monday and showed up at 10 am, basically executing the warrant in the way that was least likely to attract attention or cause a media sideshow that would lead to accusations that this was all a farce designed to target Trump for suspicion for political advantage. Had Trump not announced it publicly, the public may not have known it even happened if it never led to criminal charges. That was a very appropriate way to handle the situation given that this is a former president and it is an extremely politically sensitive matter. |
No one has lied more than Trump. Why are you going to believe him now? DOJ and FBI are way more trustworthy
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They are two separate issues. One is the broadness of the warrant, which implies a fishing expedition. If you know there are specific documents pertinent to national security, such that you need a raid, you don't have to be that broad in the warrant. The issue of timeliness further supports a fishing expedition. |
Indeed. Let’s just put our trust in whatever Trump is serving up at the moment. I’m sure everything will be just fine per usual. |
I think when a FBI lawyer falsifies documents to get FISA warrants to spy on a presidential candidate, it's more than a little bad. |
Every person in federal prison is there in part on the basis of a search or testimony of federal law enforcement. You going to take the position every one of them should be let out because of the FBI has lied before? |
A law enforcement agency that has lied in the past to get FISAS to spy on Trump when he was candidate Trump just raided the private home of post President Trump. And now we are to trust they are on the up and up? No. |
In this particular case, with this particular man, the FBI deliberately falsified documents. |
I can see why they would not want to draw attention to themselves. |
Unless you have reason to believe he took documents spanning his entire presidency. You are just spinning conspiracy theories. |
I'm not the one who wrote the warrant. Not following. |
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Troll says FBI lied a couple of times among millions of accurate statements. Troll forgets Trump lies all the time, and maybe had a handful of true statements in his life. BUT SURE, IT'S THE FBI THAT'S THE BIG OL' MEANIE HERE. |
Again:IT WAS NOT A RAID and TRUMP IGNORED SUBPOENAS FOR THESE DOCUMENTS |
You’re being intentionally obtuse. The DOJ was seeking two categories of materials: (1) all documents that are subject to the PRA and (2) a subset of those documents that are subject to positive controls based on classification status. The warrant necessarily has to be broad enough to encompass all of category (1). It’s not a fishing expedition if all materials created between 2017-2020 are subject to search and siezure. It’s also not a fishing expedition if all materials with a classification marking are within category (2). Again, they are described with reasonable particularity as required in Exhibit A. The missing piece is the affidavit of probable cause. You are chasing your own tail, blindfolded. |