# FBI Search and Seizure at Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence, August 8, 2022, Case Dismissed July 15, 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 8, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329 "2022-08-08T23:18:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 62
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1221 "2022-08-16T18:33:03Z")
Nice trick! I’ll try it next time. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1222 "2022-08-16T18:34:00Z")
I found this interesting. > **[‘Viper’ Merrick Garland’s Trump Raid Is Only ‘First Inning’](https://www.thedailybeast.com/merrick-garlands-trump-fbi-raid-is-only-the-first-inning?ref=home)** > > Dem strategist James Carville joins The New Abnormal to talk about his faith in the AG in bringing Trump to justice. Plus! Rep. Elise Stefanik’s opponent details his strategy. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1223 "2022-08-16T19:36:32Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > You have to click on the image to see it in full, Imgur preview gets cropped in this board. [aside]Right-click on a picture in Imgur and select “open image in a new tab.” Then copy/paste that link. The whole picture will appear. Like this. [/aside] [![](https://i.imgur.com/JT7VEjM.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/JT7VEjM.jpeg) Ninja’d by @kayaker ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1224 "2022-08-16T19:42:30Z")
It looks like ninja’d, but you explained it better, so I even understood it. Thank you very much! \< / hijack\> ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1225 "2022-08-16T19:46:10Z")
Y’all doing the SDMB proud on this day. Verily, no person has ever photoshopped a Nazi symbol onto a politician more mightily than thee, and nor with deeper wit and evidence-based reasoning. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1226 "2022-08-16T19:48:18Z")
Moderating: It’s time to stop with the Nazi Photoshopping hijack now, though. Please take it to a Pit thread. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1227 "2022-08-16T19:48:22Z")
Mmmm! Goddamn, Pardel-Lux! This is some serious gourmet shit! Usually, me and Vince would be happy with some GIMP, but you spring this serious GOURMET Photoshop shit on us! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1228 "2022-08-16T19:52:50Z")
[https://i.imgur.com/b7v1L7r.mp4](https://i.imgur.com/b7v1L7r.mp4) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1229 "2022-08-16T19:54:34Z")
Is that Trump calling himself “noone”? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1230 "2022-08-16T20:17:47Z")
Not without the cute accent and dimples. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1231 "2022-08-16T20:21:14Z")
Here’s a gift link for a NY Times story showing when DOJ was interviewing witnesses to Trump’s mishandling of classified materials: > **[F.B.I. Interviewed Top White House Lawyers About Missing Trump Documents...](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/us/politics/trump-cipollone-philbin-interviews-fbi.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DFDm8ciPkORJCH_0bRZKF4IMcpwjGDAdRAKLgrQPt0w6pHP01pQQiu55qChJkfPSQ4tpn2UGk3mZLRWLRyuRnbUl6EEsYtjruuo0DBdzGqHfyOjCE8dwthoMMzJ161iyQIzrPCFbYixoEtj_g-AJx5QDdWZ3GMuqXsGAw-bIvdFmzU6ggyWuxbUDHWjITcv-pGKFMOfAqAGHBv4m8868deMccUO8v_Lh0jfcn9htYBGzAibdfpV9BqGd-ix_g9uqXNqBeM1MO92_0xca5Wt7vCuW6-X009VTsocRAJ3WkmSwXYpb1LWw&smid=url-share)** > > Pat A. Cipollone and Patrick F. Philbin are the most senior former Trump aides known to have been interviewed in the investigation into his handling of classified material. From the article: > Mr. Philbin was interviewed in the spring, according to two of the people familiar with the matter, as investigators reached out to members of Mr. Trump’s circle to find out how 15 boxes of material — some of it marked as classified — made its way to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. It was unclear when Mr. Cipollone was interviewed. So before the January 6th Committee began their public hearings. Also: > Mr. Philbin tried to help the National Archives retrieve the material, two of the people familiar with the discussions said. But the former president repeatedly resisted entreaties from his advisers. > > “It’s not theirs, it’s mine,” several advisers say Mr. Trump told them. I think Trump is so screwed over this. It’s not his. It’s ours. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1232 "2022-08-16T20:42:01Z")
Thank you so much for this link. I’ve wondered about such things, right on up to Trump, and I hope it keeps on happening. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1233 "2022-08-16T20:56:53Z")
“Classified” means nothing to Trump. Neither does national security. > **[A 2019 incident showed Trump's approach to state secrets, say ex officials](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/oval-office-incident-2019-perfectly-illustrates-trumps-approach-state-rcna43293)** > > “He said, ‘Look, I’m the president, I can declassify anything,’” according to a former official.  ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1234 "2022-08-16T21:03:48Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Yeah, I’m not sure what I meant. Well that’s OK I because I am. By privileged you meant documents that were covered under attorney client or executive privilege and so were taken illegally by the FBI and can’t be used against him. Isn’t that right? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1235 "2022-08-16T21:06:14Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > By privileged you meant documents that were covered under attorney client or executive privilege and so were taken illegally by the FBI and can’t be used against him. No, I meant classified, because I genuinely didn’t know what “privileged documents” were then. Thank you for educating me! This isn’t sarcastic, I really didn’t know and thought I was being clever. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1236 "2022-08-16T21:11:36Z")
I know. I was just trying to help out a fellow doper down on his luck to save face by pointing out a way that Privileged might actually make sense and add to the joke. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1237 "2022-08-16T21:13:03Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I know. I was just trying to help out a fellow doper down on his luck to save face by pointing out a way that Privileged might actually make sense in the context. DAMMIT thanks anyway ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1238 "2022-08-16T21:16:07Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > “Classified” means nothing to Trump. Neither does national security. And there are a sizable number of people clamoring to put him back in the White House. 🤦‍♂️ > “To secure his attention, you had to use images and catchy headlines, even better if they had his name in them,” said Doug London, a former CIA officer who helped assemble the briefing material. I wouldn’t be surprised if intelligence officials had to perform puppet shows, or create cartoons for him to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Kelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a587f6/32.png) [@Kelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelby)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1239 "2022-08-16T21:30:59Z")
It’s funny because it’s pretty much true. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329/1240 "2022-08-16T22:19:04Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I wouldn’t be surprised if intelligence officials had to perform puppet shows, Cue clip of C3P0 briefing Ewoks on the forest moon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329.md?page=63)