Trump DID Take Classified Docs To Mar-A-Lago, National Archives Confirms

By Red Painter — February 19, 2022

The National Archives has officially confirmed that Donald Trump took highly classified documents to Mar-A-Lago, in complete and total violation of numerous laws. In fact, that Washington Post reports that the items were MARKED as classified, so there can be no confusion or excuse.

The U.S. Archivist, David Ferriero wrote a letter to Rep. Maloney explaining that officials had “identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes” at Mar-a-Lago. Even more shocking, they had been in touch with the Justice Department over the highly alarming matter. Just last week, the Post reported that some of the items were even marked "top secret."

Even more shocking - there were reports that Trump continued to tear up documents, even after being warned that he was in complete and utter violation of the Presidential Records Act. This is a clear violation of the PRA, but also shows how little Trump respected the most basic part of being President - protecting our country's most classified secrets.

The letter from Ferriero is the first official confirmation that there were classified material in the 15 boxes retrieved from Mar-A-Lago. It also puts even more pressure on the Department of Justice to take steps to investigate, and potentially charge, Donald Trump for any potential crimes related to this incredibly dangerous and reckless action. It is one thing to tear up documents as a petulant child, it is another to actually remove classified documents into the world. That steps in FBI and DOJ investigation territory.

Twitter had THOUGHTS:

so it was revealed today that private citizen, Donald Trump, had stolen classified state secrets & had them stashed away at Mar a Lago… and what will be done of it?

anyone else would be in prison the remainder of their lives…

— LeGate (@williamlegate) February 18, 2022

Mishandling classified documents can needlessly jeopardize large numbers of American lives.

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) February 18, 2022

#TrumpIsGuilty and #MAGAIsOver

There's no false equivalence for this one, kids. Scream Hillary's name until your throats bleed, you don't get to take classified documents home as a souvenir from your time in the White House https://t.co/UHXOz2xGBr

— Tara Dublin (@taradublinrocks) February 18, 2022

Donald Trump took classified national security documents with him when he left the government. By his own telling, he belongs in jail.

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 18, 2022

Recap:

1) No, a president can't "verbally" declassify a document without further action.

2) No, a president can't declassify a document in his head.

3) No, a former president can't take classified documents with him outside of secure control mechanisms.

4) Indict him.

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) February 10, 2022

People who remove classified information and store it in their private locations have gotten prosecuted.

The former President is not authorized to have classified materials at his private club. https://t.co/sxJXTej3Xh

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 18, 2022

What is that chant? Oh yeah, "LOCK HIM UP."

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