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Did Trump Move Classified Documents to Bedminster? Peter Strzok Seems to Think So and Has Photo Evidence

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The only part of this story that is confirmed is that Peter Strzok, the former FBI agent who was dismissed by Mueller for texts with Lisa Page that put down Trump but was formerly a respected enough agent to be involved in the Hillary and Mueller investigation (undoubtedly a superior agent), posted a picture of what he says is Trump unloading a plane that had been flown from Palm Beach in Florida to Bedminster New Jersey. The other thing we can confirm is that Andrew Weissmann, the top Mueller deputy – who thus must have worked with Strzok on investigations, believes that the picture is significant.

Before anyone gets too over the top, Trump essentially “moves” from one club to another for the summer season. It wouldn’t be entirely unusual to bring “boxes” of things on which to work. Having said that, we know that certain boxes followed Trump from the White House residence down to Mar-a-Lago. At least in the past, Trump has brought documents that do not belong to him to be accessible. Would he do so again?

Another consideration is that there is that these pictures were taken long before the FBI’s search, but in that all-important period in May, in fact – just three days after the National Archives was demanding that materials be returned and they referred the matter to DOJ, which empaneled a grand jury. If Trump wanted to bring classified documents from Mar-a-Lago to Bedminster, this would be as likely a means as any, and a critical time period, just after hearing that the National Archives wants the documents “in Mar-a-Lago”:

Better check Bedminster… On May 6, NARA emails Trump to say material is missing and may be at MAL. washingtonpost.com/national-secur On May 9, Trump gets on a private plane from Palm Beach to Bedminster. On video, several boxes are seen loaded onto the plane.

https://twitter.com/petestrzok/status/1568569527113338882

That is highly compelling. It would seem – depending upon what the FBI is hearing from the witnesses that they’ve to amass in order to have an absolute rock solid affidavit to search Bedminster, that a search warrant for Bedminster might be coming. If the FBI were to pull classified documents out of Bedminster, especially if they went with Trump on May 9th, it would be the clearest evidence yet that not only was Trump acutely aware of what he had but that he wanted those damned files hidden for his use.

This is deadly serious stuff. Strzok would not put it on Twitter if, as an ex-FBI agent, he didn’t find that to be compelling evidence, and Weissmann wouldn’t retweet it if HE didn’t find it to be compelling. It is also possible that both men are in contact with former colleagues, though that is 100% speculation.

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Jason Miciak is a political writer, features writer, author, and attorney. He is originally from Canada but grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He now enjoys life as a single dad raising a ridiculously-loved young girl on the beaches of the Gulf Coast. He is very much the dreamy mystic, a day without learning is a day not lived. He is passionate about his flower pots and studies philosophical science, religion, and non-mathematical principles of theoretical physics. Dogs, pizza, and love are proof that God exists. "Above all else, love one another."

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