Trump under investigation for violating Espionage act. Waiting for MAGA to declare espionage for Russia making America great again
Here it comes, MAGA will as a last gasp effort declare ESPIONAGE by and for Russia to be a foundation of MAGA itself
I am waiting for it to happen
Hordes of MAGA devotees declaring that they will fight to the death in order to commit espionage for Russia
OOPS
We live in interesting times
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The warrant reveals that the seizure of classified documents from Trump’s home is part of a DOJ investigation into Trump for?violating?section 793 of the Espionage Act, along with obstruction and other crimes. This is obviously huge news, but when placed within proper context, it gets even uglier for Trump.
This presumably means that the DOJ went to a federal judge and revealed that it was investigating Donald Trump for violating the Espionage Act, and the judge reviewed the relevant evidence and concluded that Trump was more likely guilty than not, and then signed the warrant.
It looks like Trump’s last ditch stunt of preemptively leaking the warrant to his pals at Breitbart didn’t help him any. Either Trump and his legal team didn’t understand how bad the reference to Section 793 was, or Breitbart didn’t selectively edit what it was supposed to selectively edit.?Oops.
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Chanting tiki torchlight parades of MAGA heads all preparing their fidelity to do espionage for RUSSIA
Wow
That is a great slogan for a civil war. Fighting for the right to spy for Russia
Again,
WOW
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/fbi-warrant-reveals-donald-trump-is-under-doj-investigation-for-violating-the-espionage-act/46621/
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FBI warrant reveals Donald Trump is under DOJ investigation for violating the Espionage Act
Bill Palmer?|?3:04 pm EDT August 12, 2022
Ahead of this afternoon’s court hearing, Donald Trump has preemptively leaked his copy of the DOJ/FBI search warrant of Mar-a-Lago to Breitbart, in an apparent attempt at letting the right wing propaganda site place the most positive spin on it possible. But even Breitbart’s attempt at a sunny characterization of the warrant points to huge trouble for Trump.
The warrant reveals that the seizure of classified documents from Trump’s home is part of a DOJ investigation into Trump for?violating?section 793 of the Espionage Act, along with obstruction and other crimes. This is obviously huge news, but when placed within proper context, it gets even uglier for Trump.
This presumably means that the DOJ went to a federal judge and revealed that it was investigating Donald Trump for violating the Espionage Act, and the judge reviewed the relevant evidence and concluded that Trump was more likely guilty than not, and then signed the warrant.
It looks like Trump’s last ditch stunt of preemptively leaking the warrant to his pals at Breitbart didn’t help him any. Either Trump and his legal team didn’t understand how bad the reference to Section 793 was, or Breitbart didn’t selectively edit what it was supposed to selectively edit.?Oops.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that this is in addition to the DOJ’s fairly well documented criminal probe into Donald Trump’s fake elector scheme and attempt at overthrowing the 2020 election. That’s right, espionage is just one of the major crimes that Trump is under federal criminal investigation for. This is just getting started.
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August 12, 2022
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Donald Trump delivering a speech at a campaign rally held at the Mohegan Sun Arena. (Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com)
A search warrant related to the FBI's search on Donald Trump's resort says that the agency is investigating the former president for a potential violation of the Espionage Act along with the mishandling of classified information,?Politico reported?on Friday.
The warrant reviewed by Politico says Trump is facing an investigation over the removal or destruction of records, obstruction of an investigation, and violating the Espionage Act, which if convicted can result in prison or fines.
"The most unexpected statute that the DOJ cited to is 18 U.S.C. 1519, which is typically used to charge the obstruction of justice by destroying or concealing evidence. The statutory language is broad enough that DOJ could be investigating whether Trump impeded agency functions," legal expert Renato Mariotti?tweeted.
The search on Monday was believed to be focused on classified papers Trump may have removed from the White House, with one report suggesting they included documents related to nuclear weapons.
The highly unusual move to unseal the search warrant and the receipt listing the property seized by FBI agents was announced on Thursday by Attorney General Merrick Garland -- the country's top law enforcement officer -- who said he had "personally approved" the dramatic raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort home.
The inventory of seized items shows that Trump possessed documents that included a handwritten note, documents marked with “TS/SCI" -- indicating one of the highest security levels of government, and an item marked “Info re: President of France.”
The FBI raid sparked a political firestorm in an already bitterly divided country, and comes as Trump weighs another White House run in 2024.
In a statement on Thursday Trump said his attorneys had been "cooperating fully" and "the government could have had whatever they wanted, if we had it."
Leading Republicans have rallied around Trump, and some members of his party have harshly denounced the Justice Department and FBI, accusing them of partisanship in targeting the ex-president.
Garland criticized what he called "unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the FBI and Justice Department agents and prosecutors."
In the hours before Garland's remarks, an armed man tried to storm an FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio in an attack that appeared to be a direct response to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.
The assailant, shot dead by police after exchanges of gunfire and an hours-long standoff, was identified as Ricky Shiffer.
The New York Times said a person posting on Truth Social under that name wrote "I tried attacking the FBI," and said he hoped his actions would serve as a "call to arms."
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