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Because almost no one ever gets charged with this "crime". Its a misdemeanor. Look up Sandy Berger. No one has broken this law more flagrantly than him. He literally stole classified documents out of the National Archives by stuffing them into his socks, hid the documents, then destroyed the documents when the feds were on to him, then lied to the investigators about it. He was given 100 hours community service.Why not, since he committed one? Not only by taking the docs in the first place, but by not returning all of them back in Feb.
You're pathetic hypocrisy is glaring as is your lack of self awareness.It is my fervent hope that Trump's attorneys rely on whiny whataboutisms like yours in his defense so as to insure the most severe punishment.
What do you think the punishment for such a crime would be? Take a guess. What do you think think the worst punishment he could possibly get for this crime? 10 years in prison? 20 years in prison?
If you want to know the truth, even if they found him with a metric ton of classified documents, he would never spend a day in jail. Its actually just misdemeanor. Seriously, no bullshit. Im as shocked by that fact as you probably are.
In April 2005, Berger pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.[23]The penalties for the unlawful or accidental removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of Federal records or the attempt to do so, include a fine, imprisonment, or both (18 U.S.C. 641 and 2071).
People don't get sent to prison for a misdemeanor.
April 2005 – Former U.S. national security adviser Sandy Berger pleaded guilty to knowingly removing classified documents from the National Archives and Records Administration. Berger admitted to concealing and removing five copies of a classified document from the Archives in September and October 2003.Because almost no one ever gets charged with this "crime". Its a misdemeanor. Look up Sandy Berger. No one has broken this law more flagrantly than him. He literally stole classified documents out of the National Archives by stuffing them into his socks, hid the documents, then destroyed the documents when the feds were on to him, then lied to the investigators about it. He was given 100 hours community service.
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For a president, almost certainly no penalty. Legal experts are doubtful you could even charge a president with such a crime.No penalty???
First example ended as a misdemeanor, no jail time. The second example was a sentence for passing the information to unauthorized foreign entities.. Third example, once again a misdemeanor, no jail time.April 2005 – Former U.S. national security adviser Sandy Berger pleaded guilty to knowingly removing classified documents from the National Archives and Records Administration. Berger admitted to concealing and removing five copies of a classified document from the Archives in September and October 2003.
Berger also admitted to concealing and removing handwritten notes in violation of the Archives’ policy. In September 2005, Berger was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine and give up his security clearance for three years.
March 2013 –Retired Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Pierce Bishop was arrested in Hawaii and charged with one count of unlawfully retaining documents related to the national defense and one count of willfully communicating national defense information to a person not entitled to receive such information. Court papers alleged Bishop, who was working for a defense contractor, stored 12 documents containing classified information at his residence. The documents further allege Bishop willfully communicated that information to a 27-year-old Chinese woman with whom he had a relationship.
Bishop pleaded guilty in March 2014. He was sentenced to more than seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
March 2015 – Retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus, a former CIA director, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. The plea followed revelations that Petraeus shared some of the materials with his biographer and mistress.
Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probation and a $100,000 fine.
FBI, Justice Department Routinely Prosecute Misuse of Classified Documents
Previous investigations have targeted a former national security adviser and a former CIA director
Why do you think it's a lie?
My comments:
Biden and the Deep State are out of control
This isnt even a crime that he can be punished for. You are getting your hopes up for nothing. All this did was whip up a bunch of votes for Trump and make the left look really bad.Whoever told you people that the president is above the law lied to your silly little faces. Someone must have told Trump that at some point. It's high time he finds out different.
Penalty was increased in 2018 to make it a felony with maximum sentence of 5 years.First example ended as a misdemeanor, no jail time. The second example was a sentence for passing the information to unauthorized foreign entities.. Third example, once again a misdemeanor, no jail time.
Its doubtful you could even charge a president with this, let alone put him in a cell for it.
Uh, guy, as much as they are squealing, Republicans are probably secretly happy Trump is being taken off the board.
All of those are federal documents, and property of the government.
The question is, why did Trump feel a need to retain these documents? And what else did he retain that he shouldn't have.
Actually, if we are being honest, you dont even know that he had classified documents at all. By all reports, the FBI didnt find the evidence they were after. The safe was apparently empty. You have to actually find a crime before you can punish the man.As of now we don't have enough info to know what the punishment should be.
Ridiculous. He's a private citizen, not the prez. His legal protections ended when we kicked him to the curb and his reign of terror ended on 1/20.For a president, almost certainly no penalty. Legal experts are doubtful you could even charge a president with such a crime.
The planet will be destroyed in 5 years if we don't become a socialist shut hole nation.Wow, it's fun to watch the Doomsday Cult drink the koolaid.
Don't you ever tire of being full of shit?You Moon Bat shitheads weren't concerned when Crooked Hillary was violating security laws right and Left and The Worthless Negro didn't prosecute her because she "had no intent", which was despicable.
Interesting. Still, its extremely doubtful that you could charge a president with it. Presidents have the full legal authority to declassify documents at will.Penalty was increased in 2018 to make it a felony with maximum sentence of 5 years.
We absolutely know he did.Actually, if we are being honest, you dont even know that he had classified documents at all. By all reports, the FBI didnt find the evidence they were after. The safe was apparently empty. You have to actually find a crime before you can punish the man.
If Hillary didnt get charged, what do you think would happen if Trump DID get charged? Do you think the double standard would have serious political consequences for the left?Don't you ever tire of being full of shit?
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