So over an hour ago, it was revealed that the search warrant presented by the FBI as it raided Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida last Monday was for three possible crimes...including obstruction of justice (which Trump got impeached for back in 2019) and—a violation of the Espionage Act.
Let me say that again: A violation of the Espionage Act.
Don't forget that the last time ordinary American citizens were caught providing secrets to a foreign adversary, they were convicted and executed for their crimes. And of course, I'm talking about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...and how they were punished by electrocution in 1953 for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union.
The difference this time around is that a former U.S. PRESIDENT is accused of betraying our country. At the very least, the theft of classified government information brings about a penalty of 20 years in prison per document. But what's the maximum penalty for this act of treason? Especially when someone who was once the most powerful man in the world is the culprit?
We'll see. As the January 6 hearings have shown several weeks ago, Donald Trump has been a clear and present danger to America ever since he announced his second presidential campaign back in June of 2015.
And now Trump is actually making it public that he'll run for president again in the 2024 elections. For folks who are real patriots and truly support the great democracy (it's generally MAGA folks who keep calling the U.S. a "constitutional republic") that is the United States of America, this scenario simply can't be allowed to happen.
The only place that Trump now belongs in is inside a jail cell (or at worst, inside the same type of room where the Rosenbergs met their fate) and not the Oval Office once more. Carry on.
First president to be investigated for violating the Espionage Act? https://t.co/s0Zc9tQ7uT
— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) August 12, 2022
NYT: Search warrant for Mar-a-Lago identifies three federal crimes that DOJ is looking at as part of its investigation: violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 12, 2022
NBC News: The search warrant related to possible violations of:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 12, 2022
18 USC 2071 — Concealment, removal or mutilation
18 USC 793 — Gathering, transmitting or losing defence information
18 USC 1519 — Destruction, alteration or falsification of records in Federal investigations
Donald Trump may have been caught by the FBI engaging in espionage. A former U.S. president. ENGAGING IN ESPIONAGE.
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) August 11, 2022
Let that sink in.
Every single talker in my former world of right wing media is scrambling right now to try to define & defend espionage. I know how it works. To keep their gigs, they need to somehow justify the act of committing espionage against the United States.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 12, 2022
Wednesday: "The FBI planted evidence"
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) August 12, 2022
Thursday: "Sure there were classified documents taken, but Trump could declassify them anytime"
Friday: "BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, MILLIONS OF DOCUMENTS, MAYBE NUCLEAR?" pic.twitter.com/LQawmgTsze
BREAKING: While Trump says he declassified the documents seized by the FBI, two laws referenced in the search warrant (Sections 1519 and 2071 of Title 18 of the US Code) make concealing documents a crime EVEN IF they were unclassified.
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) August 12, 2022
He's F*CKED.
guys I'm starting to think the republicans are in a bit of trouble over this espionage and treason stuff
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) August 12, 2022
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