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The former president told Hugh Hewitt that he “absolutely” would testify in the federal government’s probe of his handling of sensitive material
Donald Trump said he “absolutely” plans to testify in the federal government’s case against him regarding classified documents he removed from the White House. “I’m allowed to do whatever I want … I’m allowed to do everything I did,” the former president told conservative podcast host Hugh Hewitt.
In an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that dropped Wednesday, the host asked Trump, “Did you direct anyone to move the boxes, Mr. President? Did you tell anyone to move the boxes?” referring to the boxes of more than 300 classified documents the federal government seized last year from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
“I don’t talk about anything. You know why? Because I’m allowed to do whatever I want. I come under the Presidential Records Act,” Trump replied, while also taking a quick detour to bash Hewitt. “I’m not telling you. You know, every time I talk to you, ‘Oh, I have a breaking story.’ You don’t have any story. I come under the Presidential Records Act. I’m allowed to do everything I did.”
Hugh Hewitt: “Did you tell anyone to move the boxes?”
Donald Trump: “I don’t talk about anything. You know why? Because I’m allowed to do whatever I want. I come under the Presidential Records Act. I’m not telling you…At trial, I’ll testify.” pic.twitter.com/o5NYvKAoHy — Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) September 6, 2023
Trump has long been misrepresenting what is allowed under the Presidential Records Act.
The law states: “Upon the conclusion of a President’s term of office, or if a President serves consecutive terms upon the conclusion of the last term, the Archivist of the United States shall assume responsibility for the custody, control, and preservation of, and access to, the Presidential records of that President.” There is an allowance for presidents to keep records that are of “a purely private or nonpublic character” and unrelated to presidential duties, but many of the documents Trump was found to possess came from government agencies, such as the C.I.A. and Department of Defense. Trump even bragged on tape post-presidency about holding on to plans for war with Iran.
When Hewitt asked Trump if he would testify in his own defense at the trial in the documents case, the former president said, “That, I would do. That, I look forward to, because that’s just like Russia, Russia, Russia. That’s all the fake information from Russia, Russia, Russia. Remember when the dossier came out and everyone said, ‘Oh, that’s so terrible, that’s so terrible,’ and then it turned out to be it was a political report put out by Hillary Clinton and the DNC. They paid millions for it. They gave it to Christopher Steele. They paid millions and millions of dollars for it, and it was all fake. It was all fake.”
“So I look forward, I look forward to testifying. At trial, I’ll testify,” Trump added. Of course, Trump loves to talk a big game, and we likely won’t know if he will actually testify until next year. The classified documents trial is set to begin in May 2024.
Hewitt followed up by asking, “If you do [testify] and they ask you on the stand, did you order anyone to move boxes, how will you answer?”
“I’m not answering that question for you,” Trump said, “but I’m totally covered under the law.”
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Translation: I am guilty and I am above the law.
The fuckers who back this guy really, really want a dictator.
He’s following the same strategy with the Georgia RICO indictments. He can’t deny that he did what he did, it’s well documented. So instead his defense is going to be “fuck you, I was president and can do what I want.”
And his supporters love him for it.
A guy I worked with a few years back said he “would vote for Trump a third time”. He was a marine veteran. Dude…
Lol this guy is going to take the 5th on literally everything because he’d either have to lie in court or self incriminate.
If only he’d take the 5th outside the courtroom too. His lawyers are gonna have to work awfully hard just to reduce his sentence, especially given they’re working without pay.
Tbh I am not optimistic that he will ever see the inside of a jail cell and even if he does, he is almost certainly going to receive special treatment due to his wealth and status. And I think that it is highly likely that if he does face consequences, he will “encourage” his followers to do something about it like they did on January 6th.
That would be an abomination. This clown has goaded people into doing something so stupid they will spend years in prison. The idea he can serve his sentence under house arrest at Mar-a-Lago is just wrong, really wrong.
The fact that he did what he did and slithered out of two impeachments is an abomination. It can, and probably will, get worse.
Impeachment isn’t a felony trial.
True, but even Mitch acknowledged that Trump was culpable. He was just too much of a coward to hold one of his own accountable. Conservatism doesn’t allow for accountability within the tribe.
If he does go to prison, it’ll be at one of those country club ones where the inmates have a better standard of living than most Americans
I don’t care if it’s a prison with a personal chef as long as it’s prison.
Yep thats why I made the comment. Because Trump has repeatedly stated that anyone that takes the 5th is obviously guilty and he’s going to take the 5th more than anyone probably ever has.
Even better, “only the mob takes the fifth”.
He probably won’t, but he really should TBH
Trump: “I’m allowed to do everything I did”
Also Trump: “look at this. I shouldn’t show you this because it’s classified. I could have declassified it when I was President, but didn’t. I shouldn’t have this. Look at it”
Yeah, the killer part of that whole thing is him admitting he knew better. Like you can’t claim ignorance or that it wasn’t willful.
It’s literally that scene from the Big Short. “I don’t get it, why is he confessing? He’s not confessing. He’s bragging.”
Trump literally IRL that scene and if the courts give him a pass on that, then we don’t have a justice system. Because Trump literally confessed to a fucking crime as he was committing it.
Greasy little mob piggy.
Not little but yeah
Awww look hes about to hit the find out stage.
In the words of Captain Picard, “You may test that assumption at your convenience.”
Trump lied over 30,000 times just in the 4 years he was in office. What’s the problem with a few dozen more?
I’d love to see this vile malignant narcissist pull this shit while under oath.
Trump lied over 30,000 times just in the 4 years he was in office.
That we know about. That doesn’t include the lies he tells himself, Melania, the kids, Rudy, etc.
Oh. Well, he said it so it must be true. Pack it in everybody, nothing to see here.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Donald Trump said he “absolutely” plans to testify in the federal government’s case against him regarding classified documents he removed from the White House.
In an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that dropped Wednesday, the host asked Trump, “Did you direct anyone to move the boxes, Mr. President?
I come under the Presidential Records Act,” Trump replied, while also taking a quick detour to bash Hewitt.
The law states: “Upon the conclusion of a President’s term of office, or if a President serves consecutive terms upon the conclusion of the last term, the Archivist of the United States shall assume responsibility for the custody, control, and preservation of, and access to, the Presidential records of that President.” There is an allowance for presidents to keep records that are of “a purely private or nonpublic character” and unrelated to presidential duties, but many of the documents Trump was found to possess came from government agencies, such as the C.I.A.
When Hewitt asked Trump if he would testify in his own defense at the trial in the documents case, the former president said, “That, I would do.
In addition to discussing his legal troubles, Hewitt asked Trump for his thoughts on an unrelated topic: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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Not with NSAD info though. That’s why he’s going to die in custody.
