So it turns out former Republican President Donald Trump seems to have dug his own grave, so to speak, when it comes to any charges he might face for allegedly mishandling classified documents.
During his term as President, he signed a 2018 bill into law that changed the penalty for doing so and made the crime a felony.
\u201cQ: So when did the DOJ start treating removal of classified documents like a felony anyway?\nA: When President Trump signed a 2018 law making it a felony.\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
The bill amended the legislation governing consequences for removing classified materials to increase the possible prison sentence from 1 year to 5 years.
While no specific details as to why the FBI suddenly raided Mar-a-Lago last week have been released, it has been widely reported the raid likely had to do with classified documents the former President failed to turn over to the National Archives.
The contents of the allegedly mishandled documents have not yet been disclosed, nor has their potential impact on national security, but many speculated there must be something important contained in the documents to warrant such a sudden and thorough search.
Twitter users were highly amused by the whole situation, including Tennessee Democratic Senator Jeff Yarbro.
\u201c@yarbro That backfired, I\u2019m sure it was meant for Hillary and their massive investigations that came up empty.\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@MaryWilley8 @yarbro Remember, they make laws but they don\u2019t believe they apply to them. Very on brand for these people.\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@maverickdawg85 @yarbro I\u2019m having one right now.\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@hami1018a @yarbro Exactly. That's what it's so delicious. Karma and irony are real.\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@yarbro It\u2019s not every day iron serves a dish so good you need an after dinner mint. But here, have one of these.\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@IRobBMar @yarbro Along with the director of the FBI being appointed by Trump! Oh the tragic comedy! \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@Itsjustmescott2 @yarbro Reminds me of the old song \u201cThere was an old lady who swallowed a fly\u2026\u201d\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@kevinciajd @yarbro That would truly be an unprecedented & wholly well deserved comeuppance!\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@RichardsLJ @yarbro So do the search warrants. \ud83d\ude01\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@yarbro @RadioFreeTom Man, the former President was really out to get Trump.\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
\u201c@yarbro He appointed Wray FBI Director, appointed the judge who signed off on the warrant and signed the law which made it a crime!\nThe triple crown!\u201d— Jeff Yarbro (@Jeff Yarbro) 1660085194
It remains to be seen whether any charges will be filed against Trump, but if they are, the very sticky situation he might find himself in will be entirely of his own making—in more ways than one.
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