I am sure the rubes might say that, but it would be stupid for Trump or his legal team to do so because both the DoJ and the judge have unredacted versions and can say flat out that while heavily edited, it is genuine.
FBI Search and Seizure at Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence, August 8, 2022, Case Dismissed July 15, 2024
Sure, but A) they are pretty dumb B) it being redacted mean they can make up whatever story they like and C) Deep State conspiracy witch-hunt!
If a redacted version is released, an unredacted version is sure to follow close behind. Either the real one, leaked by somebody, or a dummied up version. Excuse the expression.
It’s very unusual, but the Judge has seen it and I assume isn’t an idiot. I would guess the DOJ is being overly cautious about the need to keep it secret. I get why they want to, but I wouldn’t be surprised if their claims are a little overblown. If nothing else, it might speed up the indictment process since additional investigation might be unproductive.
This whole act feels like “We’ll show you our health plan in two weeks!” all over again. Trump was President for four years. The last 2 and half months of that, he knew he was likely going to be out of office soon, his denials to the contrary. If he really had access to documents that prove Russiagate was all a hoax, why didn’t he declassify it all at some point before January 20th?
The fact that they expect us to believe that this evidence exists, but they just couldn’t declassify it until a year and half after he was out of office, is just nuts. What’s the point of this? The only people who will believe it are his idiot supporters, and they already believe it was all a hoax.
When you take lessons from Trump and Mike Lindel, well, this is what you get.
Wow, that trump guy sure could pick 'em.
Well, when you, as an employer, decide that the most important attributes for your employees are:
- Fawning obsequiousness
- A lack of moral compass
…you’re not necessarily recruiting from the deep end of the talent pool.
Has Trump said he doesn’t know him yet?
Just imagine the dream team he will get to pick if he gets re-elected! The best and brightest will flock (away) from this opportunity.
This is what should scare the hell out of people. Round 2 is going make Round 1 look like the Munich beer hall putsch. In Round 2 they will be goose stepping to the White House.
The only part left after the redactions will be “Orange Man Bad”.
To be fair, the redacted parts will all be “Orange Man Bad” as well.
The Orange Man really is bad, and an affidavit that goes into detail about many of the Orange Man’s crimes is going to contain a healthy portion of Orange Man Bad.
Trump relies on virtual Ponzi schemes and an inordinate amount of unsupportable debt.
It’s folly to think that he knows anybody whose name even sounds like “Cash.”
In fairness, Johnny’s been dead since 2003. Did Trump know him when he was alive?
Would you like to actually defend Trump on this or are you just here to post stupid rightwing memes?
Calling Trump “Orange Man” is not a creation of the right.
No, but sarcastically pretending that all that the critics of Trump have against him is “Orange man bad” is beyond stupid. It’s disingenuous.
Thank you for, very clearly, answering that question.
Political commentary, even if sarcastic, is part and parcel of P&E.
That’s true. We will mark the calendar on the day one of your posts contains any.