Why Did Trump Take Classified Documents To Mar-a-Lago? Here Are Some Possibilities.
Trump has done nothing to earn the benefit of the doubt about anything.
by Bob Cesca
WASHINGTON, DC – “It’s not theirs, it’s mine,” Donald Trump reportedly said to advisers about the top secret documents kept in the basement under his Mar-a-lago country club. “It’s” refers to the documents themselves, indicating that Trump believes he outright owns the documents. In other words, the quote, if accurate, amounts to a confession. And, ironically, it looks like a pronoun could help land Trump in leg irons.
One of the big questions we’ve all been asking ourselves since the FBI searched Mar-a-lago is, “Why?” Why did Trump want to keep the top secret information for himself? Why is he risking upwards to 20 years in prison?
Here are several possibilities:
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