The former president told Hugh Hewitt that he “absolutely” would testify in the federal government’s probe of his handling of sensitive material
In an interview, former president Donald Trump claimed he was allowed to do whatever he wanted with classified documents under the Presidential Records Act. However, the act actually requires classified materials to be handed over to the National Archives at the end of a president’s term. When asked if he would testify at his upcoming trial over classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago after leaving office, Trump said he would and looked forward to it, comparing it to the Russia investigation. He also said he would love to debate Meghan Markle and criticized how she treated the Queen. Overall, Trump maintained in the interview that he did nothing wrong and was within his rights regarding the classified materials.
Just to be safe, don’t play it with “every time he pleads the Fifth” either; if he’s got any brains or decent counsel left, that’s all he should ever do.
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Donald Trump said he “absolutely” plans to testify in the federal government’s case against him regarding classified documents he removed from the White House.
In an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that dropped Wednesday, the host asked Trump, “Did you direct anyone to move the boxes, Mr. President?
I come under the Presidential Records Act,” Trump replied, while also taking a quick detour to bash Hewitt.
The law states: “Upon the conclusion of a President’s term of office, or if a President serves consecutive terms upon the conclusion of the last term, the Archivist of the United States shall assume responsibility for the custody, control, and preservation of, and access to, the Presidential records of that President.” There is an allowance for presidents to keep records that are of “a purely private or nonpublic character” and unrelated to presidential duties, but many of the documents Trump was found to possess came from government agencies, such as the C.I.A.
When Hewitt asked Trump if he would testify in his own defense at the trial in the documents case, the former president said, “That, I would do.
In addition to discussing his legal troubles, Hewitt asked Trump for his thoughts on an unrelated topic: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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Ah, good ol’ “They let you do it” defense.
Green ‘em by the POTUS
AKA the Cartman
I will laugh my ass off if this moron actually takes the stand.
Just don’t play the “drink every time you catch him committing perjury” game; you will absolutely die of alcohol poisoning.
Just to be safe, don’t play it with “every time he pleads the Fifth” either; if he’s got any brains or decent counsel left, that’s all he should ever do.
Or “I don’t recall that,” or “I don’t know” some person he’s had daily contact with for years.
Ahh, the ol’ Alberto Gonzales effect.
Megan Markle?
Right, there has to be context for that, otherwise he might be going for the insanity plea.
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Donald Trump said he “absolutely” plans to testify in the federal government’s case against him regarding classified documents he removed from the White House.
In an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that dropped Wednesday, the host asked Trump, “Did you direct anyone to move the boxes, Mr. President?
I come under the Presidential Records Act,” Trump replied, while also taking a quick detour to bash Hewitt.
The law states: “Upon the conclusion of a President’s term of office, or if a President serves consecutive terms upon the conclusion of the last term, the Archivist of the United States shall assume responsibility for the custody, control, and preservation of, and access to, the Presidential records of that President.” There is an allowance for presidents to keep records that are of “a purely private or nonpublic character” and unrelated to presidential duties, but many of the documents Trump was found to possess came from government agencies, such as the C.I.A.
When Hewitt asked Trump if he would testify in his own defense at the trial in the documents case, the former president said, “That, I would do.
In addition to discussing his legal troubles, Hewitt asked Trump for his thoughts on an unrelated topic: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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Trumps said I can have docs, law says not those ones, hard left turn to royals.
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Trump : “I am above the law.” (meandering word salad)
Meghan Markle?
RIGHT??! He must have just read some tabloid for news.