this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
24 points (100.0% liked)
Politics
10312 readers
13 users here now
In-depth political discussion from around the world; if it's a political happening, you can post it here.
Guidelines for submissions:
- Where possible, post the original source of information.
- If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
- Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
- Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
- Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
- Social media should be a source of last resort.
These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.
Subcommunities on Beehaw:
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
The key issue is intent. They have Trump on tape saying that he is currently in possession of classified material that he's not supposed to have and admitting that it has not been declassified. They also have text messages from his employees relaying his orders to hide boxes of classified documents right before someone came to collect them to be returned. It's rock-solid intent.
The only way to negate that would be to show that his mental health has deteriorated to the point that he didn't appreciate his words and actions. He's saying and doing things with no real intent behind it, because he's completely lost his mind. There's no way Trump co-signs that defense.