- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
DONALD TRUMP SAID he “absolutely” plans to testify in the federal government’s case against him regarding classified documents he removed from the White House. “I’m allowed to do whatever I want … I’m allowed to do everything I did,” the former president told conservative podcast host Hugh Hewitt.
In an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that dropped Wednesday, the host asked Trump, “Did you direct anyone to move the boxes, Mr. President? Did you tell anyone to move the boxes?” referring to the boxes of more than 300 classified documents the federal government seized last year from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
“I don’t talk about anything. You know why? Because I’m allowed to do whatever I want. I come under the Presidential Records Act,” Trump replied, while also taking a quick detour to bash Hewitt. “I’m not telling you. You know, every time I talk to you, ‘Oh, I have a breaking story.’ You don’t have any story. I come under the Presidential Records Act. I’m allowed to do everything I did.”
Yes I do. Did you forget that he has classified documents at his house from when he was vp? https://www.npr.org/2023/01/21/1150617734/the-doj-searched-bidens-home-and-found-more-classified-documents
Which is objectively illegal. Honestly I think they will give him and Obama the power to retroactively declassify it. Or say Obama said it was declassified. It’s a absolute authority of the president. This court has been pretty consistent in respecting executive authority. They’ve sided with Biden over vaccine mandates for Soldiers who have religious exceptions for example. Even though they are a pretty religious group.
He didn’t refuse to comply with investigators. Did you forget that?
Before I disagree with that statement, is that the law he is charged with breaking? I don’t think so.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-indicted-classified-documents-case-historic-former-president-99952813
So because Biden supposedly answered the phone more when he breaks the law it doesn’t count? Where is your logic at? Show me laws, court cases, constitutional arguments not abc links.
What are you even talking about?
“Show me precedent in a case that’s never happened before” he screams into the void.