Trump acted under 'different set of rules that apply to him' as former president: Rep. Michael McCaul

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Nearly one month since the FBI's search of former Pres. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, GOP Rep. Michael McCaul cited the privileges given to Trump as a former president as justification for taking 15 boxes of classified documents out of the White House.

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Martha pushed back, saying that Trump’s attorney general Bill Barr found the idea of Trump standing over documents and declassifying them to be absurd. McCaul said that while "democracy is messy," it is "better than all the other forms of government," and also argued that if Biden's intention with the speech was to unify the American people, it "had just the opposite effect."

 

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I don’t care what side your on this is a disgrace fbi irs Biden’s threatening speech invasions of the unvaccinated immigrants are bringing drugs and diseases coming to your neighborhood there should be a commercial America is very sad and the world is watching and laughing

Trumps wife threw out all her clothes as the fbi went threw her bureau they are sick people

Where the hell did these people learn how our government works? The absurdity of this from an elected official is disturbing, to say the very least.

StellaBeat Would love to see undressed (figuratively) on a witness stand.

Nope wrong again !

Theft I'd theft there is no privilege that approves theft of what does not belong to a person . It's called unlawfully appropriated w intent to deprive the rightful owner of it's possession ! Translation ; theft !

How come NO OTHER FORMER PRESIDENT SEEMS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM!!? If you really believe that 💩, you are a major disappointment to your parents and anyone else that had hope for your recovery.

His own self-centered, psychotic privilege. No person who would dare pardon the Jan. 6 rioters and apologize to them can be called sane.

A former President is an ordinary citizen. There are some privileges granted but none allow breaking the law.

There are no different rules when it comes to our national secrets for anyone…the rules apply to EVERY AMERICAN!

Frankly, I DO believe that the GOP is the greatest threat to democracy in the US I have seen in my lifetime.

Nope

Will he use that same argument in court?

I don't care if Mr Trump's taking their national secrets home + xeroxing and selling copies of them on Facebook! They are all weak cowards with their hands Superglued to the panic button. I'd have had more respect for Mr trump If he had done just exactly that. Cool! transparency

The folders were empty.

What a maroon.

1923: Hitler’s coup failed. No real consequences, no changes. 10 years later, he and his co-conspirators took over Germany. 2021: Trump’s coup failed. No real consequences, no changes. 20 months later, he is holding hate rallies and his co-conspirators are still in Congress.

1- The laws against espionage are the same for everyone. Even the president. 2.Trump said so many horrible thing against dems & the democratic party while in office 3.Biden sat quietly & avoided addressing the MAGA issue until he couldn't stay quiet any longer.

Privileges he does not have....

“I wouldn’t have done it” but Trump can do whatever he wants even jeopardizing national security. He doesn’t belong on the Intelligence Committee & should have his security clearance removed. Men & women die to keep this country safe. No one should be allowed to risk their safety

MCCaul is a hack! In one of the most gerrymandered districts in Texas!! A rich hack!!

The problem Trump is the only president with a different set of rules!!! Rules are rules! He broke them cause he never understood the professionalism of the office!! He never should hold office again Biden's speech s/have slapped gop in the face! They are a disgrace!°

Astounding!

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