Friday, September 2, 2022

Why did FBI seize Trump's books, magazines?

Height of arrogance to treat an ex-president's
personal possessions with such contempt


Omitted from the inventory of materials seized from former President Donald Trump's residence are three passports that belonged to Trump that were eventually returned. The fact that the Justice Department does not mention this omission in the inventory suggests that other seized items may have been left out of the inventory.

Government lawyers referred to the passports — two official ones and another personal — Tuesday in a court filing and liberal legal analysts were quick to defend the seizure as relevant evidence, as the passports were in a drawer that contained disputed documents.

NBC's slanted report on passports
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-seized-passports-problem-legal-experts-say-rcna45726

It is curious that FBI agents felt the need to seize newspapers, magazines, articles of clothing and gifts from Trump's storage room and his office. Do they think they may find espionage microdots, or the equivalent, among such materials? Or were Merrick Garland's political aides hoping to glean useful information that could be used against the Trump "threat to democracy" in the November elections?

To treat an ex-president’s personal possessions with such contempt appears to be the height of arrogance by a politicized FBI and Justice Department. Some will retort that the bureau was simply following standard operating procedure. But that is an absurd notion. There is no SOP for raiding a former president. The country expects the least intrusion possible, not the most disrespect possible.

Text copy of inventory submission:

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PDF COPY OF INVENTORY SUBMISSION:
Case 9:22-cv-81294-AMC Document 39-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/30/2022 Page 1 of 8



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