That was the point of my other question to Wm. If Trump had a standing order to declassify any document he took out of the Oval Office wouldn't that call his judgment into question?
And to the "Standing Order" do we have any evidence that this claim is true other than Trump saying so? Any statements from WH Staff/Cabinet Members/ Etc that this was SOP? Did Trump inform any of the Congressional Intelligence Committes about this?
There was no "standing order" after the fact. According to his attorneys and the several Constitutional experts like Jonathon Turley, "This is an act that is not heavily enforced, certainly not historically been criminally enforced. Some of the most egregious cases were handled rather lightly. Sandy Berger being an example. He actually stuffed documents in his socks and snuck them out of a secure location leaving them at a spot to be retrieved later. He received no jail time and just pled guilty to a misdemeanor. He wasn’t even forced to lose his security clearance permanently. It was just a three-year suspension. So this is an act that is not known for robust criminal enforcement. That does raise questions as to the all-hands-on-deck raid that occurred."
Well, preceding this raid, we have Left-wing Alan B. Morrison, associate dean at George Washington University Law School advising the J6 Committee to "...sue Trump in federal court, citing the insurrectionist clause in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to block any future run for office — including for president." His op-ed in "The Hill" might have been the spur for the raid.
As for attorneys being allowed in during the search: Lindsey Halligan, attorney for former President Donald Trump, "So I arrived around 11:00 a.m. and there were about 30-40 FBI agents that I saw, either which were wearing suits, the rest were in cargo pants, masks and gloves. And they basically had unfettered access to the property. They refused to talk to me. They refused to let me in. All I knew is that they were searching areas one, two, and three, which I understood to be the former president’s bedroom, his office, and a storage room. And other than that, we were not allowed to talk to them or go inside at all." The only viewing happened only by watching security-cam footage recorded even though the FBI illegally told them to "turn them off." To those who have never seen a CSI show, anyone can plant evidence or act illegally by hiding their actions from any cameras.
Still waiting for anyone to explain why Sandy Berger got a mere slapped-hand for taking documents out of NARA storage hidden in his underwear and socks, yet Trump who worked with them got raided. One thing to remember, requests by NARA were followed. ...And had been for years. All they had to do was ask. Instead, 30-40 SWAT-armed FBI raided MAL and denied witnesses. The idea they weren't cleared for what might be found is spurious because they were read-in to all the documents. What was illegal, was the raiders taking attorney-client privileged material that they admitted taking. Remember, Trump has already said there were no nuclear secrets being stored.
BTW; locations of ABM-sites are well-known. The big secret is where any nuclear-armed subs are holding station - which was never in any old documents. Why the rush? Oh, yes - we are looking at Morrison's advice to use the 14th Amendment to block Trump's reelection.
