Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump

[BidenPresident]

Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over how best to try to recover classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and residence led to a tense showdown near the end of July last year, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump was knowingly concealing secret documents at his Palm Beach, Fla., home and urged the FBI to conduct a surprise raid at the property. But two senior FBI officials who would be in charge of leading the search resisted the plan as too combative and proposed instead to seek Trump’s permission to search his property, according to the four people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a sensitive investigation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/fbi-dispute-trump-mar-a-lago-raid/

 

[Nordberg]

Rich people and twice impeached ex-presidents get special treatment. They were going where no police had gone before. They had to think about the repercussions. Trump was notified. His lawyers were there when the search was conducted.

 

[BidenPresident]

Rich people and twice impeached ex-presidents get special treatment. They were going where no police had gone before. They had to think about the repercussions. Trump was notified. His lawyers were there when the search was conducted.

Trump has been a criminal his entire life. But, wow, we need to be respectful of his feelings!

 

[Matt Dillon]

Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over how best to try to recover classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and residence led to a tense showdown near the end of July last year, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump was knowingly concealing secret documents at his Palm Beach, Fla., home and urged the FBI to conduct a surprise raid at the property. But two senior FBI officials who would be in charge of leading the search resisted the plan as too combative and proposed instead to seek Trump’s permission to search his property, according to the four people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a sensitive investigation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/fbi-dispute-trump-mar-a-lago-raid/

Obviously they forgot to study case law before embarking on that violation of the 4th amendment fiasco.

 

[Matt Dillon]

Rich people and twice impeached ex-presidents get special treatment. They were going where no police had gone before. They had to think about the repercussions. Trump was notified. His lawyers were there when the search was conducted.

They were held outside during the search. That's illegal, btw.

 

[Jarod]

Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over how best to try to recover classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and residence led to a tense showdown near the end of July last year, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump was knowingly concealing secret documents at his Palm Beach, Fla., home and urged the FBI to conduct a surprise raid at the property. But two senior FBI officials who would be in charge of leading the search resisted the plan as too combative and proposed instead to seek Trump’s permission to search his property, according to the four people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a sensitive investigation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/fbi-dispute-trump-mar-a-lago-raid/

Does anyone believe if I had top secret documents in my house, that the FBI would ask me permission. We are all equal under the law.

 

[Jarod]

They were held outside during the search. That's illegal, btw.

Untrue.

 

[BidenPresident]

Does anyone believe if I had top secret documents in my house, that the FBI would ask me permission. We are all equal under the law.

With you. And to think we supposedly overthrew the monarchy.

 

[Matt Dillon]

Does anyone believe if I had top secret documents in my house, that the FBI would ask me permission. We are all equal under the law.

You were never president.

 

[Jarod]

You were never president.

So ex-presidents are above the law and should be treated differently by the justice department?

 

[Matt Dillon]

So ex-presidents are above the law and should be treated differently by the justice department?

Being that it was about classified materials and presidents are the ultimate arbiters of what is classified or not, yes.

Or do you think Biden should be arrested for having classified materials from when he wasn't president?

You can't have it both ways, dorkle lorkle.

 

[Jarod]

Being that it was about classified materials and presidents are the ultimate arbiters of what is classified or not, yes.

Or do you think Biden should be arrested for having classified materials from when he wasn't president?

You can't have it both ways, dorkle lorkle.

Former presidents are not the ultimate arbitrators of what is classified.

Biden can not be arrested until he is an ex-president. I do not know if he should be arrested because I do not know if there is any evidence he knew those documents were in his offices.

Trump has not been arrested.

 

[Matt Dillon]

Former presidents are not the ultimate arbitrators of what is classified.

Biden can not be arrested until he is an ex-president. I do not know if he should be arrested because I do not know if there is any evidence he knew those documents were in his offices.

Trump has not been arrested.

Presidents do not lose security clearances, moron.

 

[Jarod]

Presidents do not lose security clearances, moron.

Trump is a former president.

Ex-Presidents cannot take documents without permission of the General Services and must return any documents when requested.

 

[Matt Dillon]

Trump is a former president.

Ex-Presidents cannot take documents without permission of the General Services and must return any documents when requested.

Yeah, no. Never heard of the Clinton sock drawer tapes?

Let's face facts here: You're an ignorant partisan shill, don't know a damn thing about all the precedents before this incident, and are not any kind of lawyer at all.

 

[evince]

Being that it was about classified materials and presidents are the ultimate arbiters of what is classified or not, yes.

Or do you think Biden should be arrested for having classified materials from when he wasn't president?

You can't have it both ways, dorkle lorkle.

Trump wasn't president anymore idiot

 

[evince]

Presidents do not lose security clearances, moron.

Trump wasn't president and was stripped of his clearance

 

[Matt Dillon]

Trump wasn't president and was stripped of his clearance

Now THAT is unprecedented. It doesn't make sense as former presidents may need to be consulted about certain things that current presidents are unfamiliar with.

The only reason Biden would do something like that is to cook up some kind of Stalin-ish bullshit.

Incredibly out of decorum with the office of The President of The United States.

 

[Matt Dillon]

Trump wasn't president anymore idiot

Clinton and Bush weren't presidents anymore, either; Green snail trail.

 

[Lionfish]

Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over how best to try to recover classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and residence led to a tense showdown near the end of July last year, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump was knowingly concealing secret documents at his Palm Beach, Fla., home and urged the FBI to conduct a surprise raid at the property. But two senior FBI officials who would be in charge of leading the search resisted the plan as too combative and proposed instead to seek Trump’s permission to search his property, according to the four people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a sensitive investigation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/fbi-dispute-trump-mar-a-lago-raid/

When does it start?