CNN tonight published the audiotape of former president Trump talking in July 2021 about a classified document concerning Iran with a writer and others working on a biography of Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows who did not have security clearances. In it, Trump says he cannot declassify the document since he is no longer president– undercutting his argument that he could declassify anything he wished at any time— and made it clear he knew he should not be showing the document to the people in the room, telling them it was “off the record” and “highly confidential.”
Journalist Garrett Graff, who wrote a history of President Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal, the one that led Nixon to resign under threat of impeachment and conviction, listened to the tape and tweeted: “Speaking as a Watergate historian, there’s nowhere on thousands of hours of Nixon tapes where Nixon makes any comment as clear, as clearly illegal, and as clearly self-aware as this Trump tape.”
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@mott-the-hoople said"Nothing to it"?
you libs ask yourself a question…
why is the special council leaking evidence?
you know this can never be used in court now dont you? why? because there is nothing to it and smith is trying to sway public opinion with the help of the complicit media.
It's Trump admitting he retained classified national defense information even after the Grand Jury subpoena was served and after Trump had his lawyers certify all such materials had been returned.
@mott-the-hoople saidCNN released the tape. In a brief search, I was unable to discern how CNN recieved the tape. It was not released by the DOJ.
you libs ask yourself a question…
why is the special council leaking evidence?
you know this can never be used in court now dont you? why? because there is nothing to it and smith is trying to sway public opinion with the help of the complicit media.
@phranny saidIn all probability, from the person who made it ...... with Trump's consent.
CNN released the tape. In a brief search, I was unable to discern how CNN recieved the tape. It was not released by the DOJ.
Not to worry; the Donald calls the tape an "exoneration".https://apnews.com/article/new-trump-audio-recording-classified-documents-case-3f3963a35a5d8ccae407ea4ab9f93082
@no1marauder saidWhat, not "total exoneration"?
In all probability, from the person who made it ...... with Trump's consent.
Not to worry; the Donald calls the tape an "exoneration".https://apnews.com/article/new-trump-audio-recording-classified-documents-case-3f3963a35a5d8ccae407ea4ab9f93082
@no1marauder saidnot true big boy
"Nothing to it"?
It's Trump admitting he retained classified national defense information even after the Grand Jury subpoena was served and after Trump had his lawyers certify all such materials had been returned.