Unsealed Trump classified docs indictment reveals ‘deep and problematic’ pattern

MSNBC Legal Analyst Charles Coleman joins Andrea Mitchell, Chris Jansing, and Katy Tur following the unsealing of the DOJ’s indictment of former President Donald Trump regarding his handling of classified documents. Coleman says Trump’s handling of classified documents, some of which were found spilled on the floor, is troubling. “A pattern that we saw throughout his entire administration of being entirely cavalier with our nation's most important and precious secrets. And as we go through this indictment, it shows you just how deep and problematic this was, to a criminal level, at a criminal level of criminal liability,” says Coleman. “In addition to the fact that not only was he cavalier with our secrets, he was willing to engage other people with respect to access that they should not have had with respect to the same documents in and of itself.”


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[Beastt]

AND YET, somehow our broken justice system has allowed Judge Aileen Cannon to be assigned to this case even after her clearly inappropriate rulings following the service of the search warrant. This CANNOT be allowed. If she will not recuse herself she MUST be removed from this case in the interest of national security!

[EricDeWellRead]

Wouldn't it be nice if the Americans had character and integrity as a requirement to hold office?
They elect a clown and are surprised to have a circus.

[barryhahn]

Been almost a DECADE but mental illness and cult mentality go hand in hand.

[davidclark]

If trump said Hillary should be in jail for having classified information on her server what should happen to trump for keeping classified documents in his bathroom that is used by others.

[Matty-emrd]

I wonder if Jared didn't take some of those classified papers to the Saudi's in his leather briefcase Didn't he get 2billion dollars 🤔

[finbarrmcgrath]

“A box came to me, tears in his eyes and said Sir! The boxes always call me ‘Sir!’, take me with you Sir! It just won’t be the same without you as President. And a Secret Service guy, big guy, strong guy, said Sir! Let me carry that box for you Sir. No box gets left behind on my watch. And the box cried like a baby as it was carried to Airforce One for the last time.”

[russellberwick]

Our secrets piled up on a stage, and in a bathroom, this is an insult.

[larryhuston]

How is it even possible to remove that many cartons of documents to Florida without anyone saying anything!?

[menschkeit]

if only rich people went to jail in this country, it might have mattered

[Grammy]

It was considerate of him to provide reading material in the loo.

[lloydbonifide]

He tweeted a classified satellite photo of Iran!! Of course he's been showing people this stuff!!

[tori_o]

It shouldn't matter what the content is. He stole things that belong to the us. The classification only makes the crime more serious.

[petercullen]

I couldn’t understand the stupidity of electing defendant trump in the first place, am not one bit surprised by all this.

[nerdaterp]

This situation underscores the need for any presidential candidate to be able to get a top secret security clearance as a prerequisite to run for office.

[kathleenaustin]

Secret service has some explaining to do!!!! They better not get off without some responsibility!!!! Really DOJ?!!!

[spike]

Vlad, sitting in from of his computer …. "You've got mail"

[mogeking]

To be Trumps lawyer you must retain a $10 million dollar cash 💷 payment upfront before anything is done

[mvgamer]

It brings up a problematic problem alright. It highlights the two tiered justice system.

[Ron-vofx]

And we all knew this man could not be trusted, and there should be a law to keep people like him out of government at all levels.

[carolpalmer]

NOTE the nice big photocopier in the storage room with the boxes there!