Looks like Donald Trump has stumbled over his own feet again. But that’s not unusual, now is it?

The former president keeps defending the fact that he kept classified documents, while at the same time misinterpreting the President Records Act to mean he is allowed to do “whatever I want.”

How typical.

Trump, in a recent interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, attacked the investigation into his alleged illegal retention of sensitive materials after he left office in January 2021. Trump is also accused of trying to obstruct federal attempts to retrieve the documents from Mar-a-Lago, his Florida residence, Newsweek reports.

Trump has continually denied all wrongdoing and has frequently alleged the Biden administration has “weaponized” the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) in an attempt to hobble his 2024 presidential campaign.

At one point Hewitt asked about the obstruction charges and whether Trump ordered anyone to move boxes of documents around Mar-a-Lago to prevent government officials from finding them, and this is where Trump demonstrated his ignorance/delusion (take your pick).

“I don’t talk about anything. You know why? Because I’m allowed to do whatever I want. I come under the Presidential Records Act,” he told Hewitt.

“I’m not telling you. You know, every time I talk to you, oh, I have a breaking story. You don’t have any story. I come under the Presidential Records Act. I’m allowed to do everything I did,” he added.

Now legal experts are saying Trump’s comments to Hewitt may end up being used against him in the federal classified documents trial, which is set to begin in May 2024. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges in the federal classified documents trial.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if Jack Smith uses this statement against Trump at trial. Trump thinks he is ‘allowed to do whatever I want,'” former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti posted on X, sharing a transcript of the remarks. “The jury will receive instructions from the judge indicating that the law indicates otherwise.”

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jack Smith uses this statement against Trump at trial.

Trump thinks he is “allowed to do whatever I want.” The jury will receive instructions from the judge indicating that the law indicates otherwise. https://t.co/nYaFPgkY7y

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 6, 2023

And of course, George Conway, who frequently appears on CNN, who doesn’t love Trump, couldn’t resist adding on X: “This will make a terrific quote for the Government to use in the first paragraph of its sentencing memorandum.”

This will make a terrific quote for the Government to use in the first paragraph of its sentencing memorandum. https://t.co/ya7j9VNyYO

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) September 6, 2023

I think nothing is ever lost on Conway.

This isn’t Trump’s first rodeo — he’s previously said he was allowed to retain classified materials under the Presidential Records Act. In a Truth Social post, the ex-president wrote the act means “I’m allowed to do all this,” adding “There was no crime, except for what the DOJ and FBI have been doing against me for years.”

But the Presidential Records Act was established in the wake of the Watergate scandal perpetrated by Richard Nixon. It establishes that every presidential document must be sent to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) when a president leaves office because the materials in question belong to the government, not a retiring president.

If an outgoing president wants to have their official documents presented publicly, such as in a library, they are required to seek permission from NARA.

Trump can continue to delude himself about being untouchable, but he’s definitely not. Let’s hope he finds that out soon. So many tragedies (such as the attack on the Capitol) have occurred because this man thinks he’s invincible and that he can do whatever he wants.

I hope the trials prove him wrong.

Hugh Hewitt: “Did you tell anyone to move the boxes?”

Donald Trump: “I don’t talk about anything. You know why? Because I’m allowed to do whatever I want. I come under the Presidential Records Act. I’m not telling you…At trial, I’ll testify.” pic.twitter.com/o5NYvKAoHy

— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) September 6, 2023