Trump’s having a busy day. He’s also been telling the FBI what to do via his personal social media platform. That should work.
Donald Trump has demanded the return of some documents seized by the US justice department in an FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida last week – apparently under the impression that posts on his Truth Social platform carry legal weight.
Or any other kind of weight.
In a post on Sunday, the former president wrote: “By copy of this Truth, I respectfully request that these documents be immediately returned to the location from which they were taken. Thank you!”
Woman man person camera tv.
On Saturday, citing anonymous sources, Fox News reported that in the search at Mar-a-Lago last Monday, the FBI seized boxes “containing records covered by attorney-client privilege and potentially executive privilege”.
Nonsense. The records were no longer his to keep once Biden was sworn in. There is no form of “privilege” that overrides that.
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11 responses to “By copy of this Truth”
I just read where in addition to the boxes of government documents, the FBI also seized Trump’s passport. So, no jetting off to the arms Putin when the walls start closing in.
I was just rereading this the other day (from 2016!)
Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all
But, isn’t it obvious that any of executive privilege rests with the.. er, executive. And Trump ain’t it any more. At least not for now.
Steven, I recall reading that as well. It really cuts to the nub of so much about Trump’s behaviour. Then again, looking at how the world seems to work these days, I don’t think Trump is alone in that particular mental disease.
“We hold these Truths to be self-evident: that all Documents are Unclassified; that they are Endowed by their Creator (ME!) with Unclassifiedosity; that they’re MINE and you’d better give them BACK or I’ll hold my Breath till I’m Blue in the FACE!”
“By copy of this Truth …”
Sounds like Sovereign Citizen-Speak to me. Stilted formal language supposedly unlocks Government’s ability to claim you under its dominion.
Now wouldn’t it be entertaining if the Conspiracy-Mongering President decided to invoke a conspiracy as his defense? Sickening, yes — but entertaining.
Google tells me the mass of an electron is 9.1093837 × 10-31 kilograms; If you scrape enough of his posts together, they’ll weigh a little bit more than nothing.
That sounds like a strange mashup of Sovereign Citizen bullshit with a dollop of uncharacteristic servile politeness (Thank you! ?!) on top.
They should grab Jared’s as well.
But he’s got so much of that 45th President of the United States stationary to plow through. In his head he’s President for Life. (Here Sir, more fries and ice cream. Eat up!) He probably refuses to acknowledge the existence of the number 46 out of pure principle.
I might pay good money to see that.
Re the passports, I’m hoping for a reprise of OJ’s famous chase up the 405, but with Air Force and a (Russian oligarch’s) corporate jet.
Maybe Truths are Truth Social tweets?
@7 Nah, he’ll be racing away on his golf cart to join up with his very own Navy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/29/trump-new-kind-of-rally-flotilla-288141
Wouldn’t Trump turn green if he holds his breath? Because he starts out orange.
It is becoming harder and harder to satirize this creature.
But birds gotta fly,
So I must try.
https://farcornercafe.blogspot.com/2022/08/im-grandest-wizard-of-all.html
I really do appreciate the news feed aspect of your site – saves me a lot of time finding the most egregious or batshit things he’s done in a 24hr period.