No Trial Necessary; Trump is Guilty
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Here’s what happened and why Trump is guilty and a trial would be a waste of time. On January 21, 2021, as Trump was being evicted from the White House, he stole an estimated 14 boxes of classified documents. When those who work in the National Archives discovered they were missing, they learned that Trump had moved them to his current residence at his millionaires and billionaires only resort, called Mar-a-Lago. Trump was immediately ordered to return everything he had taken on inauguration day. A short time later the National Archives received documents from Trump. However, after a careful inventory of the secret documents, they realized a large number of what he had taken were not among what was returned. He was asked by the FBI if he had returned everything as ordered. He adamantly stated that he had. After they re-inventoried the material, it was clear that Trump lied. On August 8, 2022, the FBI, armed with a search warrant, and authorized to use “lethal fo