“If you gave the order to declassify all the records, and your orders have the force of law even if only done in your own mind, why would your lawyers need clearances to see the records in the indictment? Why aren’t you contesting that order
on the basis that none of the records are properly classified and neither you nor your lawyers should have to treat them as classified and be subject to classified protection protocols?
They’re getting clearances because you know nothing was declassified. And when you got
caught, you concocted this loony theory of declassification for your political base. You had your lawyers sign a false affidavit, you had Nauta hide boxes for you.
Mr. Trump, did you willfully retain national defense information!”
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This piece is an exhaustive look into how cautious the FBI and DOJ have been in investigating J6, including even the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys. Internal checks worked: plans to just blow past the First Amendment were rejected. Doing the politically-controversial thing of going
after Trump was something the Department avoided for over a year. Why? Not because the evidence was not there, but because they were all so traumatized from four years of Trump's assaults on the Department and conservative media's assaults on individual officials that no one
wanted to be the one signing off on the initial "yes, we have enough evidence to move forward" determination.
Maybe that caution is for the best. The one lesson from Crossfire Hurricane that I felt was legitimate was how certain officials, with the benefit of hindsight, jumped
As MAGA and Trump world completely flips out, and riles up their base without regard for the danger that poses, it is crucial that the rest of us maintain calm and composure. This will now take some time. Trump will be entitled to the same due process rights as the rest of us.
Let the criminal justice process continue. There will be deranged political attacks from Trump’s cronies. Let them lose their minds.
Law enforcement and prosecutors will need to be wary of increased threats. We saw that with the threats against the IC WBer team.
We saw that with the attempted attack on an FBI field office after the MAL search.
Trump will stir up the crazies. Diligence preparation will be needed to counter that.
In the end, the law will prevail either for or against Trump. This is our system of governance.