Can you believe we're still talking about Trump being indicted on 37 (or is it 38?) counts related to retention of government records related to the security of the United States? Note, the indictment does not call it "classified material" since that it open to question. Sundance at CTH explains the distinction, sort of, Breaking Exclusive – Right Wing Website, The Conservative Treehouse, Admits to Holding Identical Classified Documents Which Led to FBI Raid on Mar-a-Lago
The indictment accuses President Trump of withholding documents containing “classified markings,” a very specifically deployed obtuse wording intended to create the implication of something nefarious where nothing nefarious exists. It is entirely possible for a person, any person, especially a person who follows the news, to possess documents containing “classified markings.”
There is a big difference between a classified document and a document containing classified markings. As an example, anyone who has looked at the Carter Page FISA application, made public in July 2018, has reviewed a document containing “classified markings.” When a document is declassified, they do not remove the markings.
You might think this is a one-off use of the “documents with classification markings” lingo, but it’s not. This language is the underpinning of the entire DOJ/FBI framework that predicated the raid on Mar-a-Lago. Specifically, neither NARA nor the DOJ-NSD requested President Trump or his team to return Classified Documents. The DOJ demanded the return of any documents that contained “classified markings.” [SEE BELOW]
Would prosecutors use a rhetorical trick to prosecute Trump? To ask the question is to answer it. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair examines The bizarre claims emerging in the Trump documents case. Jeff Charles at Red State, Two Damning Paragraphs: Alan Dershowitz Dishes on Trump's Indictment. Hat Hair cites the National Archives in That Presidential Records Act argument doesn't work. Here's why. But we know they're not objective. Insty, on WHY SO MANY PEOPLE DON’T TAKE THE TRUMP INDICTMENT SERIOUSLY:
“Oddly, the bureaucrats at the National Archives took the unprecedented step of weighing in on the case, as reported by CNN. I’ve done a bit of digging and I was unable to find a single statement from the National Archives about Joe Biden’s mountain of classified documents scattered around the country in various locations. Nor did they weigh in on the controversies surrounding Hillary Clinton’s private email server back in 2016. But for some reason, they felt compelled to jump on the dogpile surrounding Trump. So be it, I suppose.”
From Twitchy, Heath Mayo explains why there’s no double standard with Hillary Clinton not charged, gets rebutted. 'Bonchie' at Red State sees George Stephanopoulos Loses It When Challenged by Trump Lawyer On-Air. Althouse cites NYT, "The indictment also showcased the bedrock elements of the former president’s personality: his sense of bombast and vengeance..." and the WSJ, "The charges are a destructive intervention into the 2024 election, and the potential trial will hang over the race." Andy Sullivan whines about The Choice Trump Has Forced Us To Make. "At some point soon, the Republic either lives or dies. Hold tight." Matt Vespa at Town Hall hears MSNBC Host Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Trump's Indictment Over Classified Docs. Will they offer to drop the charges if he declines to run? At Twitchy, Geraldo Rivera joins Rachel Maddow in the ‘quiet part out loud’ game about Trump, DOJ & the charges. ET analyzes, Trump Indictment Throws 2024 Election Into Chaos and Elon Musk Issues Warning About Justice System After Trump Indictment.
At Florida's Voice, DeSantis, Florida Republicans swiftly denounce Trump federal indictment. Sarah Arnold at Town Hall reports Trump Savagely Destroys Biden In First Appearance Since Indictment News. At Da Caller, Trump Tears Into Special Counsel Overseeing Indictment, calls him a ‘Deranged Lunatic’ Althouse again, "Who gets a federal indictment with 100 years potential jail time and comes out to do an event?! The man is titanium!!" "Says one person in the live chat that accompanies this live stream of Trump speaking at the Georgia GOP Conference." Theo Wold@RealTheoWold, "Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez came to power and then indicted the leaders of his political opposition. So did Evo Morales in Bolivia. And Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua. Oh and now so has Joe Biden." The Babylon Bee notes Trump Indicted For Keeping Classified Documents At Mar-A-Lago Instead Of Somewhere Secure Like The Trunk Of A Corvette. They weren't in the trunk, they were in boxes at the back of the garage. But the point remains.
Stacy McCain is impressed by Ace's Five — Count ’Em, FIVE — Flaming Skulls for FBI Whistleblower Report on Biden. Across the pond at Da Mail, Dave Marcus say After THAT indictment, read the full jaw-dropping story of the $10m Biden/Ukraine bribery claims and wonder - why don't the Feds care about scandalous allegations that would have eaten Trump alive? Breitbart reports Marjorie Taylor Greene claims the FBI Holds 2 More Informant Files on Biden Business, 2 More Banks Subpoenaed
Twitchy notes the Energy Secretary admits to false answers under oath but fortunately ‘no one is above the law’ now. Insty, BECAUSE SHE’S A DEMOCRAT. DUH. "Cabinet secretary admits to lying under oath – why does she still have her job? Related:" Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSays "Saying, “No one is above the law” in 2023 sounds like you don’t have a news source." At Da Wire, ‘He’ll Enable Extremists’: Merrick Garland’s ‘Weaponization’ Of DOJ Predicted Long Before Trump Indictment, Attacks On Parents. Eddie Scarry at Da Fed says it's Time For House GOP To Drop Everything And Target Merrick Garland. Roger Kimball at Am Great wonders Can Trump Clean The Augean Stables on the Potomac? "Joe Biden’s Department of Justice is as corrupt as Hunter Biden’s laptop. Few people of either party trust it, nor should they."
At PM, Woman kicked out of Austin Public Library after asking former FBI Director James Comey if 'being a criminal made it easier' for him to write a book on crime, "Will you be writing any new novels about your own criminal doings?" Hat Hair's Beege Wellborn comments "Holy SMOKES, that’s beautiful! Polite but insistent, and keep the heat coming on these treacherous scalawags."
Sister Toldja at Red State, Watch: Near-Disaster Unfolds During Joe Biden's Trip to NC, Even Jill Looked Tense (video clips) , but at Am Great Matt Boose warns Republican Attacks on Biden’s Age Aren’t Landing. "Electability means nothing in the new America." At Da Caller, Biden Vetoes Resolution To Block Student Loan Giveaway and Dems Roar Right Past Gas Stove Ban For Even Bigger Goals. At Fox, Biden admin is preparing to target Americans' gas furnaces amid stove crackdown. "Between 40%-60% of the current residential furnaces on the market currently would be prohibited under the proposed regulation." Based Politics, Biden dishonestly smears Republicans who oppose his agenda. "It's a simple matter of fact that the White House is wrong." According to ET, Democrats Push Bill to Let Government Ignore Debt Limit. Atop Da Hill, Extremism is more bipartisan than Democrats want to believe.
SA McCarthy at Am Spec, explains how Trump Proves the Importance of Memes. "They almost instantly convey whole ideas across broad portions of the population." Hat Hair's Dave Strom doesn't think much of the Trump strategy to suggest that DeSantis has a "Tiny D." But TNP reports Ron DeSantis’s Approval Ratings Have Absolutely Cratered. The Babylon Bee quips Newsom Gets Revenge On DeSantis By Continuing To Send Thousands Of Californians To Florida. Beege watches MSNBC so you don't have to, Joy Reid contributor slams Cornel West as right wing cuz he praised DeSantis once. Sundance, As Expected Twitter Begins Limiting Reach of Content Critical of Ron DeSantis.
Down among the also-runnings, Breitbart hears Pence Defends Trump Administration Policy, Offers Contrast with Former Running Mate on Jan. 6, Future Policy in Announcement Address. JG Parent at Am Great thinks GOP Primary Voters Don’t Want Mike Pence. "Too much has happened since 2020 for a steady, dependable, boring daddy figure to try to lead either the Republican Party or our nation." Sundance, Candidate Mike Pence Outlines the GOPe Playbook to Take Down MAGA Trump. J. Bob Smith at Am Think thinks Vivek Ramaswamy for Vice President. I'm OK with that. Althouse takes a look at "Who Is Doug Burgum, The North Dakota Governor Running For President?" (FiveThirtyEight). "He grew up in a small town in North Dakota and mortgaged a piece of farmland he inherited from his dad in order to invest in a company called Great Plains Software." According to KT at Hat Hair, Anxious think "The road to the Republican nomination for president still goes through Texas."
Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed highlights how House Republicans Shine A Light On Foreign Interference In D.C. Elections. Fair enough, most of them are owned by the Chinese. At Am Think Jay Valentine is unimpressed by RNC Canvassing Lists: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight. At Da Wire, Police Investigating Discovery Of 2020 Absentee Ballots In Michigan Storage Locker. Hmmm.
Matt Taibbi at Racket, Press Silence on Latest Twitter Files Scandal a New Low "Newly released documents clearly show the FBI tried to help Ukrainian intelligence censor Aaron Mate, but the mainstream press continues to show its lack of principle" Dave Strom is aghast that FBI asked Twitter to censor journalists on behalf of Ukraine. Lee Fang@lhfang, "Billionaire Biden campaign donor Pierre Omidyar financed the "misinformation reporting" portal used by the Department of Homeland Security to flag social media posts for removal during the 2020 election, new document shows." Breitbart reports Biden Administration Blocks Disclosure of 2020 Election Censorship Docs. Gateway Pundit, “They’re Delaying It to Hide The Truth” – Kash Patel Sues Federal Government For Burying His New Book, “Government Gangsters” – Book FINALLY Cleared and Set for Release – PREORDER HERE. At Am Think J.B. Shurk thinks it's A Government at War with Its People. Gabe Kaminsky at WaEx reports House Republicans plot budget war against Biden agencies 'censoring' conservatives. I hope so, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Ace, Fox Notifies Tucker Carlson That Posting a Ten Minute Monologue on Twitter Breaches His Contract, "Fox maintains that taking away Tucker Carlson's show -- despite the fact that his contract is for the purposes of hosting a show -- does not breach the contract." At Twitchy, ‘Tucker on Twitter,’ Episode 2 drops: The normalization of pedophilia. From HE, 'This is Pedogram': Jack Posobiec on bombshell report revealing Instagram helps pedophiles find children and child porn
And I'm gonna just dump all the culture war stuff that's built up over the last few days below the fold; have at it!
It’s Time to Cancel Pride Month - The American Spectator - USA News and PoliticsPride Month and Why Schools Are Sexualizing Children - Frontpage Mag
Bud Light's Nightmare Plunge Continues, and What Distributors Are Saying Is Even Worse – RedState
Professor labels Target boycotters ‘domestic terrorists’ - American Thinker
‘Shark Tank’ Star: Target’s Collapse Amid ‘Pride’ Controversy Is Wake-Up Call For Corporate America - The Daily Wire
Ace of Spades HQ Nike's "Pride:" Woke Company Goes All-In on Transgender Surgery for Minors
EXCLUSIVE: Visa Raised Money For Far-Left Group Pushing Gender Experimentation On Children | The Daily Caller
Ace of Spades HQ What Is a Woman? Gets Over 170 Million Views
Undercover Investigation Reveals How Shockingly Easy It Is to Get Transgender Surgeries Approved – PJ Media
Ace of Spades HQ Matt Walsh: I Called Up a "Trans Healthcare" Provider and Purposely Flunked the Criteria for a "Trans" Diagnosis But They Gave Me a Prescription to Get My Testicles Cut Off Anyway... in 22 Minutes
AP: Gender Is a ‘Social Construct’ – But, Don’t Call It an ‘Ideology’ - MRCTV
Ace of Spades Elon Musk: Target Should Expect Class-Action Suits from Shareholders Whose Money They've Burned Away For the Sake of Advancing the Corporate Officers' Personal Divisive Leftwing Politics
Ace of Spades HQ The Pride of the Libs of TikTok
My Advice for the Idaho Student Barred From Graduation for Saying 'Guys Are Guys and Girls Are Girls' – PJ Media
Arrested For ‘Disrespecting’ an LGBT March – Summit News
Canada is Making It Illegal to NOT Force Gay Pride on Kids.
Florida’s Longstanding Battle With Its Pro-Gender Identity Judge - The Daily Wire
Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency Over Treatment of LGBT Community
Trans-Identifying Man To Compete In Miss California Pageant - The Daily Wire
The New York Times Is Coming for Your Kids - The American Spectator - USA News and Politics
Ace of Spades HQ Inventive ways to protect the rights of the LGBTQIA "community" to smut for children
Scottish library targets toddlers with Drag Queen Story Time for children ages 0-6 - Human Events | humanevents.com
Lawsuit: Trans Male Student Illegally Allowed by School to Use Girls’ Bathroom Assaults Female Student
Biden's Department of Education is About to Unleash Sexual Assault on Girls and Women - Frontpage Mag
Missouri Governor Signs Bills Banning Transgender Treatments For Minors, Protecting Women’s Sports - The Daily Wire
Hail to the Brave Parents Who've Had Enough of the Sexualization of Children – PJ Media
Leftist Agitators Attack Armenian Parents Protesting “LGBTQ+” Activities in Glendale, CA SchoolsGirl Scouts org gives badges to 'girls of all identities' to promote LGBTQ activism - Human Events
Nashville Benefits Board Rejects Plan To Insure Trans Treatments For City Workers - The Daily Wire
Gender clinic quietly closes, erases website in the 'middle of the night' after offering transgender treatments to minors - TheBlaze
Sex education...or normalizing pedophilia? You decide – HotAir
Behold the female phallus – HotAir
Is Pride becoming political poison? – HotAir
I’ll Take ‘Symptomatic Evidence of Demonic Possession’ for $400, Alex : The Other McCain
BREAKING: Parents of Nashville trans school shooter vow to give rights to manifesto to victims’ families | The Post Millennial - thepostmillennial.com
Ace of Spades HQ The Gender Charade & The Climate Hoax - Politeness and Accommodation Are Gateway Drugs to Evil
Activision drops hammer on Call of Duty gamer for undermining Pride by wanting to protect little kids; UPDATED – twitchy.com
Nike To Host Drag Shows, LGBT Movie Night For Pride Month - Newsbusters
Tennessee Isn’t Backing Down From Trans Surgery Ban Even If Judge Imposes An Injunction - The Daily Wire
California Bill Would Classify 'Not Affirming Child's Gender' as Child Abuse
Antifa’s no match for pissed-off parents in deep blue Calif. fighting school district’s LGBTQ agenda; UPDATED – twitchy.com
'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary Says $15B 'Stunning Collapse' Of Woke Target Should Serve As Warning To CEOs - The Political Insider
Riley Gaines: Women Should Stop Being 'Agreeable,' Must Fight Trans Agenda
Dylan Mulvaney Now Blackmailing Corporations By Threatening To Endorse Their Products - Babylon Bee
Academic journal editor faces cancel attempt for allowing debate on transgenderism - The College Fix
CA bill redefining "infertility" for - you guessed it - alphabet couples to get coverage – HotAir
Inclusive Bigotry: Watch These Adorable Muslim Children Stomp All Over the LGBTQQIP2SAA+ Pride Flag
Gay Pride Launches Economic Warfare On Catholic Father Of Five
Teacher on leave for discussing adult toys, sex pleasure in class
Joe Rogan: Here's what I don't want to see at Target – HotAir
Republicans Walk Out of California Legislature as Anti-Catholic Gay Group Honored
NYC vending machine offers free Narcan, drug-test strips
Every single thing in this Oxfam PSA is a blatant lie – HotAir
Is Mel Gibson Producing a Docuseries on Child Sex Trafficking? - Hollywood in Toto
Professor Alleges Colleague Terminated For Sharing Conservative Beliefs, Sues California College | The Daily Caller
Pew: US adults disapprove of affirmative action 50-33 – HotAir
Campus Reform - PROF GIORDANO: How the Biden Administration is politically weaponizing higher education
Three-quarters of Princeton students say it's acceptable to shout down speakers they disagree with | Daily Mail Online
GOP wrecking ball erodes support for woke shareholder proposals – HotAir
SPLC Researcher Who Labeled 'Moms for Liberty' a Hate Group Met Biden National Security Officials
What Counts as ‘Hate’? : The Other McCain
Corporate Media Amplify SPLC's Baseless Smears Against Parents
The SPLC Is Overcounting ‘Hate’ Groups—and It’s Not Just Moms for Liberty
Flashback: That time the Blackrock CEO explained his desire to "force behaviors" – HotAir
Donald Trump invites Greenville Co. children’s choir to perform at rally
howizzit.....
ReplyDeletei walk out of the store with out paying for the 37 things in my shopping bag.... i get charged with one count of shoplifting, not 37....
i hit you in the face 37 times, i am charged with one charge of assult, not 37.
i spray paint 37 words on a store front, i am charged with one count of griffitti, not 37....
but Trump has 37 pieces of classified material, all taken at the same time, and he is charged with one count for each piece....
sounds kinda sketchey to me