How could the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago and subsequent AG Merrick Garland's actions be taken more seriously than just more politics as usual? Whatever the outcome, it will look like dirty politics and abuse of power to Trump supporters and it might never be strong enough action for Trump's detractors that want to put an end to Trump's political ambitions or to put him in jail, or to deter future presidents from doing the same. One constructive outcome will be to reaffirm the principle that no person, not even the president in or out of office, is above the law. The more important result of this drama could be to convince both sides of the political divide that abiding by the rules of classified document handling by even the commander-in-chief is vital to our national security and needs to be taken very seriously. That possibility exists if enough convincing evidence is found that ties Trump's irresponsible handling of the documents resulted in serious damage to the US spy network. The allegations are out there; so far there are only circumstantial suspicions. Intelligence agencies fear that Trump has been leaking information on U.S. spies overseas (dailykos.com)
The problem Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing is how any indictment or punishment can be viewed by skeptics and critics as more than a political gotcha and a technical violation of the laws. No matter what transpires from the more arm's length special counsel's findings and recommendations, Garland will still have the make the ultimate judgment call. Whatever he does will be viewed as motivated by politics. Those who think Trump needs to be punished for setting an example to future presidents ignoring rules on handling classified documents and then obstructing the investigation will be angry if Garland does not prosecute Trump. Supporters of Trump will go ballistic, assigning political motivations to Garland. Whatever Garland does could make him seem the villain, not Trump, as the right wing media goes into overdrive..
If Trump's actions regarding the classified documents he took to Mar-a-Lago result in an indictment for breaking the rules of law and, most likely, obstruction of justice, and then found guilty at a trial that results in some sort of punishment, is serious on its own, but it may still appear to many that he was politically prosecuted on a technicality. However, if his irresponsible actions and playing loose with classified national security documents resulted in real harm to national security, that may make his actions look truly dangerous.
The more serious revelation could be to tie Trump to outing our spies abroad, resulting in their death or recall. The news story that this prosecution is just politics or involves a minor technical detail that deserves a slap on the hand will take a turn as anti-Trumpers can make a stronger case that Trump cannot be trusted to be a president again because what he did was a danger to national security, whatever his motivation. The purpose of responsible by-the-book treatment of classified documents will be vindicated in the minds of more current and future voters. They are absolutely necessary to protect national security interests.
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