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2022-08-23 Government Corruption

Biden White House facilitated DOJ's criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims: memos

[Just The News] "I have therefore decided not to honor the former President's 'protective' claim of privilege," acting National Archivist Debra Steidel Wall wrote Trump's team in May.

Long before it professed no prior knowledge of the raid on Donald Trump's estate, the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to instigate the criminal probe into alleged mishandling of documents, allowing the FBI to review evidence retrieved from Mar-a-Lago this spring and eliminating the 45th president's claims to executive privilege, according to contemporaneous government documents reviewed by Just the News.

The memos show then-White House Deputy Counsel Jonathan Su was engaged in conversations with the FBI, DOJ and National Archives as early as April, shortly after 15 boxes of classified and other materials were voluntarily returned to the federal historical agency from Trump's Florida home.

By May, Su conveyed to the Archives that President Joe Biden would not object to waiving his predecessor's claims to executive privilege, a decision that opened the door for DOJ to get a grand jury to issue a subpoena compelling Trump to turn over any remaining materials he possessed from his presidency.

The machinations are summarized in several memos and emails exchanged between the various agencies in spring 2022, months before the FBI took the added unprecedented step of raiding Trump's Florida compound with a court-issued search warrant.

The most complete summary was contained in a lengthy letter dated May 10 that acting National Archivist Debra Steidel Wall sent Trump's lawyers summarizing the White House's involvement.

"On April 11, 2022, the White House Counsel's Office — affirming a request from the Department of Justice supported by an FBI letterhead memorandum — formally transmitted a request that NARA provide the FBI access to the 15 boxes for its review within seven days, with the possibility that the FBI might request copies of specific documents following its review of the boxes," Wall wrote Trump defense attorney Evan Corcoran.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-23 00:55|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 It's going to be fun when President Trump waves Biden's, Obama's, Bush'es, Clintons, etc... 'privilege' in 2025 after he wins again.

See how that works?

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-08-23 01:12|| 2022-08-23 01:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Beat me to it Fool.

Posted by Vespasian Ebboting9735 2022-08-23 07:15|| 2022-08-23 07:15|| Front Page Top

#3 “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

It happens when you throw out studying Western Civ. For those who want a preview of what's to come, read up on the end of the Roman republic and how politicians went after those, and their supporters, who served before them.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-23 07:34|| 2022-08-23 07:34|| Front Page Top

#4 So Trump has been aware of the Biden-mob plan since April 11. I wonder what surprises he has coming up for the Dims?

Posted by Bobby 2022-08-23 09:50|| 2022-08-23 09:50|| Front Page Top