Donald Trump’s allies are suddenly not quite so eager to defend him and attack the FBI over agents’ search of the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home amid new reports about what might have been found and possible charges he could face.
“As people around him have learned more details about the extent of what he was keeping there, and the various efforts behind the scenes to get them, short of a search warrant, alarm has grown in recent days when you talk to advisers of the former president,” Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey said Friday on MSNBC. “Some of them are starting to go dark and to stay as far away from this as they can.”
Dawsey said even some of those close to the former president may have no idea what kind of documents he was keeping, indicating they may be startled by what they’re now learning.
Some of the seized classified information was highly sensitive and top secret, designated to remain only in a secure government facility. Sources told The Washington Post in a report Thursday that some of the classified documents were believed to be related to nuclear weapons, which was a key reason for the urgent search.
The warrant indicated that Trump is under investigation for a possible violation of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice, and removing and destroying official documents. No specifics were provided in the documents.
The Espionage Act prohibits anyone from obtaining defense information with the possible intent of using it against the U.S. or to further the interests of a foreign country.
After the search, several right-wing extremists erupted online, posting calls for a civil war and for Americans to “lock and load” after Trump and a number of Republican lawmakers used incendiary language to disparage the FBI and the Department of Justice.
Trump has called the legal search a “raid,” a “siege,” “lawless” and “corrupt.”
Though several Trump allies appear to be “going dark,” Dawsey predicted that others will continue to speak out on the former president’s behalf, citing their faith in his “Houdini-like” ability to escape accountability.
Check out Dawsey’s full interview below:
BeerGogglesFTW on August 13rd, 2022 at 03:41 UTC »
Ted Cruz is due for a vacation
InquisitorBinks on August 13rd, 2022 at 03:04 UTC »
Sorry, but if you were ever a "Trump ally," that stink is going to follow you forever. There is no escape, although you may get some small rehabilitation if you testify and help to dismantle the entire treasonous cabal. But act soon, because others are also figuring this out.
m0j0r0lla on August 13rd, 2022 at 02:52 UTC »
That's what cockroaches do when you turn on the lights; hide.