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Trump Releases Statement Saying He Was Allowed to Smuggle Documents to Mar-a-Lago, Thank You Very Much
The bittersweet irony of Trump coming under legal fire for his participation in election fraud is growing as new information comes out, such as the fact that he claimed he was not under any obligation to return the 15 boxes of documents he took from the White House at the end of his presidency.
Trump’s exact statement read: “The papers were given easily and without conflict and on a very friendly basis, which is different from the accounts being drawn up by the Fake News Media.” He then says that he legally had the right to remove the papers from the White House, although the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) disagrees.
The NARA was responsible for going out to Trump’s Mar-A-Lago home in Florida to retrieve the records, which they could do under the protection of the Presidential Records Act of 1978. This is not the first time the organization had had a run-in with Trump because, during his time as FLOTUS, he had a little (illegal) habit of ripping up documents when he was done with them.
The evidence suggests that some of the documents Trump took with him are classified, meaning his offense is even more severe than initially thought. Whether or not he was telling the truth about the White House Staff turning over the documents without a fight, or whether his ways were a bit more sleazy than that, the important thing is what the papers could reveal when they are finally reviewed.
It’s also a bit much to hope that all the records are intact and readable, as Trump’s habit of ripping things so that they had to be taped back together went even further than earlier stated. There have also been multiple reports from different sources that staffers often found toilets clogged due to being stuffed with official White House documents.
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President Donald J. Trump:
"Following collaborative and respectful discussions, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) openly and willingly arranged with President Trump for the transport of boxes that contained letters, records, newspapers, magazines… pic.twitter.com/4r1wnufbWI
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 10, 2022
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and various articles. Some of this information will someday be displayed in the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library for the public to view my Administration’s incredible accomplishments for the American People.
The media’s characterization of my relationship with NARA is Fake
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 10, 2022
News. It was exactly the opposite! It was a great honor to work with NARA to help formally preserve the Trump Legacy.
The papers were given easily and without conflict and on a very friendly basis, which is different from the accounts being drawn up by the Fake News Media.
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 10, 2022
In fact, it was viewed as routine and "no big deal." In actuality, I have been told I was under no obligation to give this material based on various legal rulings that have been made over the years. Crooked Hillary Clinton, as an example, deleted and acid washed 32,000 emails and
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 10, 2022
never gave that to the government. Then, they took large amounts of furniture out of the White House. And Bill Clinton kept numerous audio recordings that the archives wanted, but were unsuccessful at getting after going to court. We won't even mention what is going on with the
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 10, 2022
White House in the current, or various past administrations.
Also, another fake story, that I flushed papers and documents down a White House toilet, is categorically untrue and simply made up by a reporter in order to get publicity for a mostly fictitious book. The Democrats
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 10, 2022
are just using this and the Unselect Committee of political hacks as a camoflauge for how horribly our Country is doing under the Biden Administration.
In the United States there has unfortunately become two legal standards, one for Republicans and one for Democrats.
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 10, 2022
It should not be that way!"
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 10, 2022
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