Can Trump Sell U.S. National Security Secrets With Impunity?

[Nevilledog]

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Once Trump leaves office, his criminal exposure if he were to sell secrets would broaden. The plain statement canon almost certainly does not apply to former presidents for nonofficial acts.

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Can Trump Sell U.S. National Security Secrets With Impunity?
The prospect is a nightmare for the intelligence services.
lawfareblog.com
10:46 AM · Nov 2, 2020

[Grasswire2]

1. we can only hope he wasn't told everything. nt

[relayerbob]

2. Why would we believe he hasn't already done so

How does anyone think the loans are being repaid.

That horse left the barn long ago

[Solly Mack]

3. Have bets started on when he will die after he loses?

I said die, not be killed.

If his ego implodes his body won't be able to sustain itself. He's running on hate and pettiness now.

[getagrip_already]

4. selling secrets - he already is....

He is selling our most sensitive tech - like the f35 - to countries we can't trust - like the uae - to not let other countries inspect. Planes, drones, surveilance, communications, inteligence information - all on the block.

Maybe that can be stopped. Maybe not. But the sales have been announced.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Jared considers a security clearance to be a license to sell our country's secrets.

[beachbumbob]

6. Called treason, refer to what happened in the 50s and we don't have to be

at war to do so

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. It's not treason; Rosenbergs were convicted under the Espionage Act.

Treason is:
Waging war against the US,
Aiding an enemy in a declared war, or
Attempting to overthrow the US government.

Period.

[SWBTATTReg]

7. Hope not all secrets are known to the PINO POS in the WH. I do know of classifications of 'secrets'

that are higher than what the president's own security classifications are, so hopefully, our most top level secrets are safe.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. Even if he is pardoned before leaving office, revealing national secrets will be his Achilles heel

Whether for money, or just to show off at Mar A Lago, his impulsiveness will likely do him in.

[dalton99a]

10. "FINAL CLEARANCE. All Classified Items MUST GO. Submit Your Bid ASAP. Contact Jared Kushner"

is what he'll be doing after tomorrow

[dalton99a]

11. NEXT: "IMMEDIATE FEDERAL PARDONS AVAILABLE"

"Contact Jared Kushner for prices and confidential arrangements"