Tape toasts Trump

[Dutch Uncle]

As Nixon found out after Watergate, there's no better evidence than the defendant admitting guilt on tape.

While I strongly doubt Trump will ever see a day in prison, Trump's pending conviction will not see any major Republican or donor support in his run for President. This also explains why so many Republicans are feeling free to announce their own candicy; they know Trump is toast.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tr...-classified-document-iran-cnn-2023-05-31/?n=@
Tape recording shows Trump acknowledging he kept classified document on Iran -CNN

Federal prosecutors have a 2021 audio recording of former President Donald Trump acknowledging he kept a classified Pentagon document about a possible attack on Iran after leaving the White House, CNN reported on Wednesday.

CNN did not listen to the recording but cited unidentified multiple sources describing it. Reuters was not able to confirm the report.

The recording shows Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, understood he retained classified material after he left the White House in 2021, according to the cable television network.

 

[Nordberg]

He admitted to stealing them and he was misusing them. He also admitted that he knew they weren't declassified. Trump lied and rightys just followed him like an imprinted duckling.

 

[Walt]

The main witness against trump will turn out to be trump. he is the ultimate example of someone who should take the Fifth, and will not.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

He admitted to stealing them and he was misusing them. He also admitted that he knew they weren't declassified. Trump lied and rightys just followed him like an imprinted duckling.

Let's see Pedo Don spin that one in court. He can always refuse to testify like he did in the other court cases...which he lost. LOL

 

[Dutch Uncle]

The main witness against trump will turn out to be trump. he is the ultimate example of someone who should take the Fifth, and will not.

He's his own worst enemy. He was warned repeatedly by Generals Kelley, Mattis and Milley that his actions would prove detrimental to his office and himself.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

IMO, Trump could be indicted on Federal charges before the end of the year. I thought the Georgia charges would come first.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/special-counsel-trump-audio-classified-document/
Special counsel obtains July 2021 audio of Trump discussing document he had that was still classified

Federal investigators have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump in which he acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document after he left the White House, according to people familiar with the matter.

The recording — from a July 2021 meeting at Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey — is a crucial piece of evidence that prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith's office obtained in recent months and presented in grand-jury proceedings examining the former president's retention of sensitive records and possible obstruction of the investigation, the people said.

CNN first reported the existence of the audio tape and prosecutors' possession of the recording.

According to two people familiar with the matter, Trump can be heard on the recording conceding that there were national security restrictions on the memo because it detailed a potential attack on Iran. It is not clear from the recording whether Trump was in possession of the document at the time or was just describing its contents to at least three people who were present during the meeting, the people said. CBS News has not listened to the audio.

In the recording, Trump acknowledges the Iran document is still classified and he should have declassified it before he left the White House, one of the people said.

 

[Cypress]

Why did he indicate that he had a desire to share American secret contingency plans to attack Iran? What is his motivation for having that desire?