At least Fifteen Boxes of documents were stolen by Donald Trump from the White House. On or about January 18, 2021, two moving trucks were spotted at the Mar-a-Logo PREMISES. According to the Affidavit in support of a warrant to search and seize, CBS Miami reported in an article, that at least two trucks were observed at Donald Trump’s residence at 1100 S. Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, FL (p. 11, Affidavit). Apparently, the trucks contained documents that Trump stole from the White House and moved to be with him after he left office.
According to law, the removal and storage of U.S. government classified documents is unlawful as spelled out in the following.
- Whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation or proper administration of any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States or any case filed under title 11, or in relation to or contemplation of any such matter or case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
- Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
After reading the redacted Affidavit in Support of an Application Under Rule 41 for a Warrant to Search and Seize, it is looks like the Former President of the United States (FPOTUS) is in big trouble. Even though two trucks were spotted at the South Florida PREMISES, the U.S. Government was unaware that any documents were missing, or indeed that someone might have stolen sensitive information and top secret documents from the White House.
Around May 6, 2021, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) realized that documents were missing that should have turned over by the White House before Trump flew to Florida on January 20, 2021. Unknown to even those close to Trump, he had secretly taken box loads of documents, including papers, maps, books, letters, most of which were classified, even to the level of “top secret.”
For a detailed and professional analysis of the potential crimes that Trump may be charged with, I recommend that you consult the work of Terri Kanefield, author, lawyer, and teacher of English and creative writing. She writes a weekly blog. I’ve not found more interesting or detailed information about the corrupt FPOTUS. She has a more detailed and nuanced timeline of “Trump’s stolen documents and how it relates to the Espionage Act and Obstruction. This is the best analysis of the lead-up to the raid on Mar-a-Lago.
It took months for NARA to get their hands on the documents that were stored in closets and offices at Mar-a-Lago. Here is a time line that I compiled from the Affidavit to search Trump’s PREMISES.
| Date | Activity including requests and results |
| January 18, 2021 | Two trucks spotted at Mar-a-Lago PREMISES of FPOTUS |
| May 6, 2021 | NARA made request for the missing PRA records and continued to make requests until approximately late Dec 2021 when NARA was informed twelve boxes were found and ready for retrieval from the PREMISES. |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Special Agent of NARA’s office of Inspector General sent NARA Referral via email to DOJ stating that THE FIFTEEN BOXES contained lots of stuff: newspapers, magazines, printed news articles, photos, miscellaneous print-outs, presidential correspondence, personal and post presidential records and a lot of classified records. |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Archivist of the US, chief administrator for NARA, sent a letter to Congress’s Oversight and Reform Chairwoman, The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney stating that communications with FPOTUS representatives resulting in transferring 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago to NARA in January 2022 contained national security information causing them to contact the DOJ. |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Save America Political Action Committee stated on behalf of FPOTUS: “The National Archives did not find anything, they were given, upon request, Presidential Records in an ordinary and routine process to ensure the preservation of my legacy and in accordance with the Presidential Records Act |
| May 5, 2022 | Article published in Breitbart claimed that documents from Mar-a-Lago in the FIFTEEN BOXES were already declassified by the FPOTUS. |
| May 16-18, 2022 | FBI agents conducted a preliminary review of the FIFTEEN BOXES and identified documents with classification markings in fourteen of the FIFTEEN BOXES. Result of inspection: 184 unique documents bearing classification markings, including 67 marked as CONFIDENTIAL, 92 documents marked as SECRET, and 25 marked as TOP SECRET. Additional markings included HCS, FISA, ORCON, NOFORN, and SI—-meaning these classifications mean they contain NDI. POTUS handwritten notes. |
| June 8, 2022 | DOJ COUNSEL sent FPOTUS COUNSEL a letter which reiterates that the PREMISES are not authorized to store classified information and requested the preservation of the STORAGE ROOM and boxes that had been moved (stolen) from the White House to the PREMISES. OR, specifically, Mar-a-Lago does not include a secure location to store important stuff. And as such since January 20, 2021 or thereabouts, when the documents were removed from the White House and moved to Mar-a-Lago, they have not been stored in an appropriate (to say the least) location. So, lock the doors, boys until further notice. |
| June 9, 2022 | FPOTUS COUNSEL, sent email saying they received the DOJ COUNSEL EMAIL. |
| June 9 – Aug 5 2022 | FBI states: There is Probable Cause to Believe That Documents Containing Classified NDI and Presidential Records Remain at the PREMISES. I BELIEVE that the STORAGE ROOM, EPOTUS’S residential suite, Pine Hall, and “45 OFFICE,” and other spaces within the PREMISES are not authorized to store classified material. The AffIdavit seeks authorization to search the “45 office” and all storage rooms at the PREMISES. I submit that probable cause exists to believe that evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed in violation of 18 U.S.C 793 €, 2071, or 1519 will be found at the PREMISES. This affidavit supports seizing the items in Attachment B. |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Sealing. Request that the Court order a sealing of all papers in support of this application, the application and search warrant. Premature disclosure of the contents of the affidavit may have a negative impact on the continuing investigation. We don’t know who the criminal confederates are! |
| August 9, 2022 | FBI carries out a raid of the PREMISES of the FPOTUS at Mar-a-Lago Box loads of documents are retrieved, identified, signed off on, and removed from the PREMISES |
The theft of hundreds of documents by Donald Trump is further evidence that Trump should have been removed from office long before he was flown back to Mar-a-Lago on January 20, 2021. Trump’s Magnum Mendacium (The Big Lie) has put the democracy of the country in danger. The 2022 election will be an another advance warning for what might happen in November 2024.
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