# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1)

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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4474 "2022-02-09T22:51:37Z")

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Also not a lawyer, but I just wrote some commentary on this subject in another thread:

> [@NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/111):
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> I’m not sure that your dismissal is on solid footing. I mean, to be sure, the Trump legal team would try to make that argument but it misses quite a lot of points. As your cite notes, we’re talking about two different things here: The FRA and the PRA. To my understanding, both have the [same penalty](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-XII/subchapter-B/part-1230) but the rules on them are different. The FRA applies to materials created and owned by a Federal agency, while the PRA applies to materials created and owned by a small group near the President. Ma…

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