Column: The Mar-a-Lago search could signal the end of another 'long national nightmare'

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The FBI's search at Trump's residence constitutes a highly dramatic investigative move against a former president, much more dramatic than anything that occurred during Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal, writes HarryLitman. (via latimesopinion)

As the Justice Department is keenly aware, searching Mar-a-Lago constitutes a highly dramatic investigative move against a former president, much more dramatic than anything that occurred during Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal.

It might seem puzzling, even disappointing, that the Justice Department and the FBI would have chosen to throw down the gauntlet for a crime — “concealment, removal, or mutiIation generally” of official documents — that is far from the most serious of those we think the former president may have committed, such as obstruction of justice, fraud against the United States and, most dramatically, seditious conspiracy.

Further, a documents charge, as presidential accusations go, would be relatively easy to prove and would sidestep issues of 1Amendment protected political activity that Trump no doubt would claim if he were indicted in relation to, say, his incendiary speech at the Ellipse on Jan. 6.

 

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harrylitman opinion “DRAMATIC”. ? You act like America is Hollywood. The part of JoeBiden will be played by Alec Baldwin. He’s killing people and lying about it too.

harrylitman opinion “Dramatic” is not exactly what I will say

harrylitman opinion They already have been known to cover up for the Biden’s and pushed a Russia collusion they knew wasn’t true. This crap shouldn’t be down to either party.

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