Rudy Giuliani tried a new line of reasoning for the actions of the former president, saying that he was protecting the sensitive documents the FBI found at Mar-a-Lago.
Giuliani said that the Espionage Act isn't about taking the documents. The goal is to destroy them. They could be hiding them. They could be given to the enemies. It isn't about putting them in a place that's as safe as they were in the first place.
The story of what was in Mar-a-Lago has been told multiple times by Trump and his associates.
Eric Trump said his father kept newspapers, pictures, and notes. The FBI has been accused of planting evidence as they executed a search warrant. They admitted that the feds found no planted sensitive documents, but that Trump had classified them all.
Giuliani admitted that the documents were sensitive, but claimed that Trump was actually protecting them and that Mar-a-Lago was as safe as the White House.
The critics could not believe it.
And he obviously didn't actually read the Espionage Act, which prohibits "willfully retain[ing] [sensitive national defense information] and fail[ing] to deliver it to the officer or employee of the United States entitled to receive it." 18 USC § 793(e).https://t.co/SqgfNz8cBdhttps://t.co/f4KdBk6hd1
— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) August 19, 2022
OMG! The excuses are becoming more ludicrous by the day. Trump wanted to keep them safe by taking them to the place that was crawling with Chinese spies while he was prez. https://t.co/QTCxbfO0c9
— Tina #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 (@trcfwtt) August 19, 2022
They really need an intervention for Giuliani. If this is what he's saying on Newsmax, I can't imagine what he said to the grand jury. https://t.co/njjljNn2YD
— I Smoked Allen Weaselberg (@BlackKnight10k) August 19, 2022
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