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The National Archives contacted DOJ about classified documents found at President Biden's property.
5 days later the FBI opened an investigation.
The National Archives contacted DOJ about missing classified documents, some of them top secret, believed to be in the possession of Donald Trump.
11 months later the FBI opened up an investigation.
Think about that.
Some of the documents that Joe had were low level, such as the route the Secret Service was going to use to take Joe to his son's funeral.
Several documents that Trump stole could only be viewed in a SCIF.

chicoescuela
(1,830 posts)Irish_Dem
(63,150 posts)Lots of other explanations.
ShazzieB
(19,279 posts)I see no reason to suspect otherwise.
Irish_Dem
(63,150 posts)We know people are being paid to do Putin/Trump bidding.
Also there are secret GOP or Magas placed throughout the US govt.
Yes some are being blackmailed or threatened.
Or a combination of factors.
Blue Owl
(55,195 posts)Pretty impressive there, Merrick....
chicoescuela
(1,830 posts)Autumn
(47,190 posts)That any Democrat supports Garland is disgusting.
JohnSJ
(97,281 posts)a huge mistake as is now clear.
I suspect garland is President Biden's biggest blunder and disappointment. Garland, along with the SC are responsible for the sociopath able to run out the clock, and to a large extent garland bears much of the responsibility for Biden being forced out by his appointments of trump supporting special counsel on the inadvertant documents findings at the Biden residence, who portrayed President Biden as a "feeble old man", who couldn't even remember the date his son died, which started the whole downward spiral of the Biden presidency from our lazy press.
There is no way the press will treat the sociopath the way they treated Biden. Some of those press conferences with Biden were disgraceful.
It would be a pleasant surprise if we actually stood as an opposition party against what is coming down the pike, but I am not very optomistic about that happening.
You have Fetterman who is behaving as though the sociopath did nothing wrong, and even Ro Khanna is too willing to extend his hand across the aisle in my view.
I am not optomistic at all, though I have no doubt the Representative Crockett, Ocasio-Cortez, and others will stand up against the sociopath, I believe there will be too many who will be too willing to compromise basic values. I hope I am wrong.
Autumn
(47,190 posts)Marcy Wheeler hasn't explained it away for them yet .
GreenWave
(9,997 posts)Irish_Dem
(63,150 posts)Most amazing thing I have ever seen.
Like dominos toppling over.
GreenWave
(9,997 posts)Where are all the news reminders that we are a divided nation and THEY need to reach out to the 75,000,000 + Harris voters who voted against Trump who did not even reach 50% of all votes?
Irish_Dem
(63,150 posts)He doesn't need them, he knows they are suckers and losers like everyone else.
He doesn't need votes, he has China and Russia rigging the elections.
He has the billionaires funding him.
He believes the American people can go to hell now.
Scubamatt
(117 posts)IIRC, the corporate media had that meme ready to go as soon as the smoke cleared off the Capitol on January 6 - what is Biden doing to reach out to all of the people who love Trump??? They banged on the drum every day until they decided the "Biden is too old" meme had more legs. The media will not save us. We need to be pushing this message now, and doing so constantly. What are Trump and the Republicans doing to heal the Nation? Threatening to cut off disaster aid to California???!!!??? I want our leadership to ask, rhetorically, how the media would report it if we withhold relief from Texas and Florida when we regain the House and hurricanes (or snowstorms) wipe out those states.
LymphocyteLover
(7,220 posts)I just hope there's another explanation
Irish_Dem
(63,150 posts)I hope I just being cynical.
Though being a cynic/realist doesn't usually steer me wrong.
It is being optimistic that kicks my butt every time.
gab13by13
(26,248 posts)Special Counsel Hur gave his report to AG Garland. 3 days later Garland released the unredacted Hur report to the public, which contained the lie that the only reason Hur did not indict Joe was because he was old and forgetful.
Special counsel Jack Smith gave his reports to Garland and Garland turned them over to Trump and his attorneys.
I imagine that Trump's attorneys have time to redact the J6 report for Garland.
The stolen document report will never be released.
Kid Berwyn
(19,009 posts)Protecting a traitor who stole the nation's most sensitive military secrets must be something straight out of the Federalist Society-MAGA-NAZI-Project 2025 Playbook. Certainly doesn't bother Just-us John "Make It Out to Jane" Roberts.
Scrivener7
(53,824 posts)gab13by13
(26,248 posts)if the National Archives came out and publicly stated that not all of the classified documents have been returned.
Oh wait, Trump threatened the head of the NA and I think she quit? Trump will install Kid Rock to take her place.
republianmushroom
(18,654 posts)Attorney general took his signature deliberative approach to the move; Justice Department asks judge not to unseal affidavit that provided basis for search
https://www.wsj.com/articles/merrick-garland-weighed-search-of-trumps-mar-a-lago-for-weeks-11660601292
cpamomfromtexas
(1,378 posts)kimbutgar
(24,012 posts)As to him being a traitor to our country by not prosecuting the 🍑💩🤡. I wonder if he has a secret bank account or is he being threatened and blackmailed?
themaguffin
(4,337 posts)stopdiggin
(13,283 posts)With the Trump interaction/experience having gone before, and creating a rather obvious overlay. Conflating the two for 'equivalency' is extremely facile ...
Bidens degree of cooperation appears to stand in contrast with Trump's conduct.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/access-biden-handled-early-days-classified-documents-probe/story?id=104887967
LymphocyteLover
(7,220 posts)LymphocyteLover
(7,220 posts)He had his memoirs and notes, that had some old classified info in them
The orange shit had the most highly classified docs possible.
WTF!!!!?!?!?!