Leaders in the DNC made the political decision to poke the bear and are now dealing with the wrath of former President Donald Trump. The 45th president has called the Dept. of Justice (DOJ) “corrupt” and the FBI’s raid on his Mar-a-Lago home “unwarranted,” “possibly illegal,” and a “witch hunt.”
Alleging political bias in the bureau and claiming the Biden administration has weaponized the DOJ, Trump is now throwing light on the disparity between how the DOJ has treated him versus Democratic political leaders.
Following up his mention on Tuesday of how Hillary Clinton mishandled and destroyed classified information while serving as Secretary of State and how former President Barack Obama kept government records at an unsecured warehouse in Illinois, Trump posted on Truth Social an appeal to the public to “Read” the “Socks Case.”
The case, Judicial Watch, Inc. v. National Archives and Records Administration, concerns former President Bill Clinton. He reportedly stored sensitive government data (audio tapes) in his sock drawer at the White House.
Trump’s posts cast light on what were embarrassing DNC headline stories and appear to support Trump’s claim that there is a two-tier justice system for Republicans and Democrats.
Trump is currently embroiled in a legal battle with the DOJ over his right to securely store sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump maintains that the classified documents seized in the 31-agent FBI raid on his home on Aug. 8 were declassified and lawfully in his possession.
The complexity of the case and the refusal of the DOJ to justify its actions or provide a complete inventory of the thousands of personal, business and government items taken from the home prompted Trump to request a special master to assist with the case.
Disagreements regarding whether or not the FBI can continue its review of documents before the special master determines which documents were rightfully seized led Trump’s legal team to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Justice Clarence Thomas is the point person to determine whether or not the Court will take up the case. Thomas has reportedly given the DOJ until Tuesday afternoon to make its case regarding why Trump’s appeal should be rejected.
Trump lamented the state of affairs in a Truth Social post:
“So much FAKE talk about the Government’s Document Hoax Case against me, and the Unwarranted, Unnecessary, and possibly Illegal Raid on Mar-a-Lago, a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment. There were no leaks until the documents were given, and now the FBI seems unable, according to reports, to count what they have, a mess.”
Trump continued: “This is not a criminal case, and wasn’t for Obama, Bill Clinton, Bush I, Bush II, or even for Crooked’s deleting 33,000 Emails AFTER getting a Subpoena. Read ‘Socks Case.'”
Regarding the Bill Clinton “Socks Case,” U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled there was no provision in the Presidential Records Act to authorize the National Archives to seize records from a former president.
Jackson’s March 2012 ruling reads: “Under the statutory scheme established by the PRA, the decision to segregate personal materials from Presidential records is made by the President, during the President’s term, and in his sole discretion.”
Jackson continued: “Since the President is completely entrusted with the management and even the disposal of Presidential records during his time in office, it would be difficult for this Court to conclude that Congress intended that he would have less authority to do what he pleases with what he considers to be his personal records.”
The Freedom Times noted that “former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Hussein Obama signed executive orders — which remain in force to this day — declaring that presidents have sweeping authority to declassify secrets and do not have to follow the mandatory declassification procedures all other government officials do.”
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