[ClearCase_guy]

“It was certainly very foolish by the Special Counsel. I assume it was done negligently but it was very, very sloppy. "

** CHORTLE **

Negligently. Not an intentional act of political propaganda to damage Joe Biden's political opponent. Nope. Not that. It was just a brief moment of negligence.

** CHORTLE**

[chopperk]

Hard to believe the judge did not toss the case after this tampering of evidence.

[budj]

"The cover sheets, Bratt explained, were used as placeholders for the classified documents found at the scene." And the Dummies Obstructing Justice then published the photos after arranging them in a dramatic way. All for JUSTICE, doncha know.

[wbarmy]

Seriously, if that had occurred in the DoD Intelligence community, someone using classified cover sheets as placeholders in a case or investigation, that guy would have been frogmarched out of the building with two burly escorts.

They are not placeholders and there usually are serious consequences to using them for other purposes than what they are designed to do.

[alancarp]

Here's a question: why did the FBI even have -- already in hand -- a stack of classified cover sheets as the raid was in the process of being conducted?? (note that classified docs already have their own cover sheets... they don't need to be added)

It feels like they already knew exactly what they wanted to do at the scene... no matter what they may have found.

[Leep]

Never ASSume...

Had they given Trump the same benefit of doubt there would be none of this nonsense to begin with.

[thinden]

Framed??

how bout the box full of “framed” Time Magazine cover in bottom right of picture??

coms???

[DesertRhino]

There were no classified documents. None… he is not charged with praising any classified documents. That is why they used the espionage act with its super broad “national defense information” standard. That includes non classified information.

[brownsfan]

Anything done in an effort to get Trump is fair and legal. That’s how it works in America.

[healy61]

I fully believe the DOJ and FBI would plant documents in the stack. How does any honest agent works for either department?

[Dan in Wichita]

From the article:

The latest development could affect the integrity of the case...

Could? Could?

The entire case should be dismissed immediately, with the prosecutors facing consequences for evidence tampering.

[1Old Pro]

The entire case was STAGED, not just the photo. This was a political persecution by Biden from Day 1.

[bray]

Even in Biden’s injustice system you cannot use fake evidence.

[Mr. K]

Not only that, the 34 documents seem to be from a pallet of NEW docs on a pallet that BIDEN HAD SENT THERE, not documents Trump had taken with him (as he had the right to do, as president)

[DiogenesLamp]

Trump needs to send every one of these corrupt bastards to prison.

[tired&retired]

“Jay Bratt, the lead Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor now assigned to special counsel Jack Smith’s team, admitted that the FBI brought cover sheets reading “top secret” to its raid of Mar-a-Lago.”

They were just props for the press photos.

[FlingWingFlyer]

They need to send Smith back to his “fries guy” job. He’s in over his head. Stay in your lane Jackie boy.

[DouglasKC]

The thing is everyone who used even a little big of logic when fwasfirst “reporeteD” knew it was staged.

[JohnnyP]

“Now, both Trump’s defense and the special counsel are admitting that the documents seized from the former president’s residence are out of order...”

No, they are NOT admitting it, they are CHARGING it. It’s Smith that’s admitting it.

[Republican Wildcat]

“It was certainly very foolish by the Special Counsel. I assume it was done negligently but it was very, very sloppy. "

Sounds like they mishandled classified documents. A Special Counsel should be appointed to investigate.