For anyone thinking it was a few boxes, or just a few boxes, this is masses and masses of stuff. Unbelievable!

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    1 year ago

    It’s one thing to have a couple files misplaced within your stuff when leaving the White House but this is ridiculous. He definitely had all this to sell to other countries.

  • j4k3@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m willing to bet there is a lot more at other locations. This looks like a general dump. Anyone with this kind of hord is going to keep their best stuff in special places.

  • Snugglebug@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    While the number of files is important for the scale of the operation, keep in mind that what makes it illegal is deliberately withholding the documents and lying about returning them all that he is being charged with. The crime is trying to keep them when asked to return them and deceiving federal agencies, not just taking the files themselves

  • Adderbox76@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Very much stolen to be used to curry favor with foreign powers in order to make some money. I’d be willing to bet my life on it.