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Showing content with the highest reputation on 08/31/22 in all areas

  1. 25 points
  2. Well, looks like right wing darling, Judge Napolitano, is about to be the target of death threats: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/31/why-donald-trump-will-soon-be-indicted/"It gives me no joy to write this piece.Even a cursory review of the redacted version of the affidavit submitted in support of the government's application for a search warrant at the home of former President Donald Trump reveals that he will soon be indicted by a federal grand jury for three crimes: Removing and concealing national defense information (NDI), giving NDI to those not legally entitled to possess it, and obstruction of justice by failing to return NDI to those who are legally entitled to retrieve it.When he learned from a phone call that 30 FBI agents were at the front door of his Florida residence with a search warrant and he decided to reveal this publicly, Mr. Trump assumed that the agents were looking for classified top-secret materials that they'd allege he criminally possessed. His assumptions were apparently based on his gut instinct and not on a sophisticated analysis of the law. Hence, his public boast that he declassified all the formerly classified documents he took with him.Unbeknownst to him, the feds had anticipated such a defense and are not preparing to indict him for possessing classified materials, even though he did possess hundreds of voluntarily surrendered materials marked "top secret." It is irrelevant if the documents were declassified, as the feds will charge crimes that do not require proof of classification. They told the federal judge who signed the search warrant that Mr. Trump still had NDI in his home. It appears they were correct.Under the law, it doesn't matter if the documents on which NDI is contained are classified or not, as it is simply and always criminal to have NDI in a non-federal facility, to have those without security clearances move it from one place to another, and to keep it from the feds when they are seeking it. Stated differently, the absence of classification for whatever reason is not a defense to the charges that are likely to be filed against Mr. Trump.Yet, misreading and underestimating the feds, Mr. Trump actually did them a favor. One of the elements that they must prove for any of the three crimes is that Mr. Trump knew that he had the documents. The favor he did was admit to that when he boasted that they were no longer classified. He committed a mortal sin in the criminal defense world by denying something for which he had not been accused.The second element that the feds must prove is that the documents actually do contain national defense information. And the third element they must prove is that Mr. Trump put these documents into the hands of those not authorized to hold them and stored them in a non-federally secured place. Intelligence community experts have already examined the documents taken from Mr. Trump's home and are prepared to tell a jury that they contain the names of foreign agents secretly working for the U.S. This is the crown jewel of government secrets. Moreover, Mr. Trump's Florida home is not a secure federal facility designated for the deposit of NDI.The newest aspect of the case against Mr. Trump that we learned from the redacted affidavit is the obstruction allegation. This is not the obstruction that Robert Mueller claimed he found Mr. Trump committed during the Russia investigation. This is a newer obstruction statute, signed by President George W. Bush in 2002, that places far fewer burdens on the feds to prove. The older statute is the one Mr. Mueller alleged. It characterizes any material interference with a judicial function as criminal. Thus, one who lies to a grand jury or prevents a witness from testifying commits this variant of obstruction.But the Bush-era statute, the one the feds contemplate charging Mr. Trump with having violated, makes it a crime of obstruction by failing to return government property or by sending the FBI on a wild goose chase looking for something that belongs to the government and that you know that you have. This statute does not require the preexistence of a judicial proceeding. It only requires that the defendant has the government's property, knows that he has it and baselessly resists efforts by the government to get it back.Where does all this leave Mr. Trump? The short answer is: In hot water. The longer answer is: He is confronting yet again the federal law enforcement and intelligence communities for which he has rightly expressed such public disdain. He had valid points of expression during the Russia investigation. He has little ground upon which to stand today.I have often argued that many of these statutes that the feds have enacted to protect themselves are morally unjust and not grounded in the Constitution. One of my intellectual heroes, the great Murray Rothbard, taught that the government protects itself far more aggressively than it protects our natural rights.In a monumental irony, both Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks journalist who exposed American war crimes during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency employee who exposed criminal mass government surveillance upon the American public, stand charged with the very same crimes that are likely to be brought against Mr. Trump. On both Mr. Assange and Mr. Snowden, Mr. Trump argued that they should be executed. Fortunately for all three, these statutes do not provide for capital punishment.Mr. Rothbard warned that the feds aggressively protect themselves. Yet, both Mr. Assange and Mr. Snowden are heroic defenders of liberty with valid moral and legal defenses. Mr. Assange is protected by the Pentagon Papers case, which insulates the media from criminal or civil liability for revealing stolen matters of interest to the public, so long as the revealer is not the thief. Mr. Snowden is protected by the Constitution, which expressly prohibits the warrantless surveillance he revealed, which was the most massive peacetime abuse of government power.What will Mr. Trump say in his defense to taking national defense information? I cannot think of a legally viable one."
    17 points
  3. Page 777? Y’all are fucking slacking off. You all damn sure better not make this same mistake when we hit page HIMARS And we can’t forget the Ukrainians
    17 points
  4. Dems flip Alaska. Joe’s best August just ended on a high note
    16 points
  5. Damn, Sack got me. I spend my weekend at the abortion ranges and I spend a lot of my disposable income on buying high tech, expensive surgical equipment in case a fetus breaks into my home.
    15 points
  6. Desmond's pretty knowledgeable, gotta go with his insights: Pitt, Baylor, Michigan, A&M
    15 points
  7. CSB: I lived in College Station from 1998-2007 and I made friends with a UPS driver (big Longhorns fan). We went to lunch one day and he looked flustered. I asked him if he was ok and he told me this story. “I was delivering packages to the Bush Library. I loaded my cart and got in the service elevator and punched the button I needed but it wouldn’t work. In fact, all the buttons except for 1 didn’t work, so I rode up to the floor that was lit. The doors open and I see what appears to be a living room with couches, chairs, coffee tables, etc... About 2 seconds after the door opens I see 4 people staring at me like I’m a ghost. It’s at that point I recognize the 4 people; Barbara Bush, George H.W. Bush, and Mikhail Gorbachov and his wife. I said, Holy Shit! I must be on the wrong floor and hit the Ground Floor button. As soon as the doors open to the Ground Floor I’m met by a dozen Agents both pissed off and ashamed. That happened about 30 minutes ago and I’m still in shock.” They we’re in town for the dedication of the Berlin Wall memorial at the Library and were apparently waiting for their security detail to pick them up to go down for the ceremony. That elevator was supposed to be secured and set up to only work for one floor only, but nobody paid any attention to my buddy drive up, get out at the dock and load a cart, then use the elevator. 👌🏼🤣 Nice. Real nice.
    15 points
  8. I will expand later, but here it is final rankings and playoff predictions: 1) Alabama 13-0 2) Michigan 13-0 3) Texas 12-1 ONLY LOSS TO ALABAMA WEEK 2 4) USC 12-1 NIL solidifies college football royalty and all is right in the world. Alabama vs Texas in the NCG and Texas winning and Quinn Ewers grabbing the mic and saying "WE WERE NEVER GONE BITCH"
    14 points
  9. Well, yeah, because if my mom found those there would be actual consequences.
    14 points
  10. This thing stuffs Trump through the hoop like little I have ever seen. Fucking fantastic.
    14 points
  11. that’s not the take here…what she’s done is validated the worst fears of the DOJ and intelligence community: that being that he has guests “frequently there.” guests…frequently…in the presence of top secret, classified docs. his fucking lawyer just took a warm, juicy dump on his face.
    13 points
  12. On the one hand, I feel bad MAGA Haberman has to follow that walking pustule post-presidency. On the other, she can fuck all the way off too
    12 points
  13. 12 points
  14. "Man, Frost did a hell of a job to go 5-7 with this guy as his team leader."
    12 points
  15. Ranked choice needs to be a thing everywhere
    11 points
  16. ^^^^^ Putin is scared shitless. He’s also hoping to scare some Americans as well into not supporting Ukraine. Speaking of..
    11 points
  17. If he legalizes weed, can we call him Dank Brandon?
    11 points
  18. Every time I walk by a spy shop, I think that I need to put some surveillance on somebody. Rick's been acting fishy! I need to buy a safe that looks like a Spray 'N Wash can. "Hey, Mitch, can I use the Spray 'N Wash?" "Yeah, if you want to spray your shirt with documents!" -Mitch Hedberg
    10 points
  19. I don’t usually shitpost but this is great.
    10 points
  20. "I still have a lot of close friends at Texas."
    10 points
  21. Wordle 438 5/6 [emoji833][emoji833]🟨[emoji833]🟨 🟩🟩🟩[emoji833]🟩 🟩🟩🟩[emoji833]🟩 🟩🟩🟩[emoji833]🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    10 points
  22. Ukraine Memes for NATO teens is fucking savage this morning.
    10 points
  23. lol - “Can you believe the FBI put all the drugs and guns on the floor before taking pictures? I never stored them like that! Also I definitely had and hid the drugs and guns”
    10 points
  24. @immamac This kind of thing is why we need a +pos rep middle finger reaction
    10 points
  25. Wordle 438 5/6* 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    10 points
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