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Current Status: White House officials privately express concern about classified information taken to Mar-a-Lago

White House officials privately express concern about classified information taken to Mar-a-Lago

White House officials have privately expressed deep concern over the tranche of classified material taken to former President Donald Trump's home in Florida, including some documents that are only…

    cnn.com  2022-08-19 20:06:04+00:00
Who's talking about this:  Natasha BertrandKevin LiptakCitizens for EthicsSchooleyZachary CohenCNNWynn
  • Natasha Bertrand
    Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand

    Intel officials have also expressed concern about what Trump might have taken, and have had discussions w/ DOJ, the intel committees, and the Archives in recent months about potentially missing sensitive documents. latest w/@kaitlancollins @Kevinliptakcnn https://t.co/WZb18VG3Sw

    Fri Aug 19 20:16:13 +0000 2022

  • Kevin Liptak
    Kevin Liptak @Kevinliptakcnn

    Biden and his team are keeping their distance from the criminal probe into material Trump took to Mar-a-Lago. But privately there are concerns over what he took — and what he planned to do with it W/ ⁦@kaitlancollins⁩ ⁦@NatashaBertrand⁩ https://t.co/N2ADWvY9zD

    Fri Aug 19 23:09:14 +0000 2022

  • Citizens for Ethics
    Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew

    White House officials have privately expressed deep concern over the tranche of classified material taken to Mar-a-Lago, including some documents that are only meant to be viewed only in secure government facilities https://t.co/OHzSvRj132

    Sat Aug 20 02:30:14 +0000 2022

  • Schooley
    Schooley @Rschooley

    This feels a lot like teeing up indictments. https://t.co/3jZV3LqNep

    Fri Aug 19 20:41:22 +0000 2022

  • Zachary Cohen
    Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN

    White House officials privately express concern classified information taken to Mar-a-Lago could put intelligence community at risk. via ⁦@kaitlancollins⁩, ⁦@Kevinliptakcnn⁩ & ⁦@NatashaBertrand⁩ https://t.co/kfBK1jfrZn

    Fri Aug 19 20:11:47 +0000 2022

  • CNNWynn
    CNNWynn @WynnWs

    White House officials privately express concern about classified information taken to Mar-a-Lago https://t.co/7ZbLExRCLS

    Fri Aug 19 20:32:36 +0000 2022

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   washingtonpost.com 2022-08-19 13:00:00.080000+00:00
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  • Carolyn B. Maloney
    Carolyn B. Maloney @CarolynBMaloney

    Gun violence is a nationwide epidemic. I am committed to not only talking but finding real solutions, which is why today I intro'd legislation to hold gun manufacturers accountable. https://t.co/MLsRgB1P8n

    Fri Aug 19 16:39:16 +0000 2022

  • The Washington Post
    The Washington Post @washingtonpost

    Assault weapon manufacturers would see 20% tax under proposed legislation https://t.co/kGmHQNZaOD

    Fri Aug 19 21:55:24 +0000 2022

  • Jacqueline Alemany
    Jacqueline Alemany @JaxAlemany

    New this AM: Assault weapon manufacturers would see 20% tax under proposed legislation https://t.co/vn1Tu7wAit

    Fri Aug 19 13:32:42 +0000 2022

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   theguardian.com 2022-08-19 12:33:43+00:00
Mehdi Hasan Steve Silberman
  • Mehdi Hasan
    Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan

    Republican says comment Garland should be executed was ‘facetious’ | US politics | The Guardian This is the guy endorsed by ⁦@RepStefanik⁩. Any comment from her? He said Garland should be executed and, before that, praised Hitler. https://t.co/o3PJG8pIzB

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  • Steve Silberman
    Steve Silberman @stevesilberman

    Hitler-loving Nazi Republican (but I repeat myself) @CarlPaladinoNY claims his statement that US Attorney General should be executed was "facetious." https://t.co/KP0roJn96e

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   chron.com 2022-08-18 21:22:57+00:00

Current Status: CNN Exclusive: 'Ludicrous.' 'Ridiculous.' 'A complete fiction.': Former Trump officials say his claim of 'standing order' to declassify is nonsense CNN Exclusive: 'Ludicrous.' 'Ridiculous.' 'A complete fiction.': Former Trump officials say his claim of 'standing order' to declassify is nonsense – In the days since the FBI seized classified and top secret documents from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the former President and his allies have claimed that Trump had a "standing order" to…

   cnn.com 2022-08-18 20:00:13+00:00
The Lincoln Project Jamie Gangel Jeremy Herb CNN Breaking News Maggie Haberman Frank Figliuzzi Brian J. Karem CNN Politics Molly Jong-Fast Bill Kristol
  • The Lincoln Project
    The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln

    “18 former top Trump administration officials tell CNN they never heard any such order issued during their time working for Trump, and that they believe the claim to be patently false.” https://t.co/fovY3kLi03

    Thu Aug 18 22:18:29 +0000 2022

  • Jamie Gangel
    Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel

    Exclusive: 'Ludicrous.' 'Ridiculous.' 'A complete fiction.': Former Trump officials say his claim of 'standing order' to declassify is nonsense- ⁦@CNNPolitics⁩ my reporting w/ ⁦@jeremyherb⁩ ⁦@elizabethstuart⁩ ⁦ https://t.co/eOrmsCNVAJ

    Thu Aug 18 21:17:10 +0000 2022

  • Jeremy Herb
    Jeremy Herb @jeremyherb

    NEW: Trump & allies have claimed he had a "standing order" to declassify documents from the Oval. But 18 former top Trump officials say they never heard any such order, and that they believe it to be patently false, w/ @jamiegangel @elizabethstuart https://t.co/Ma1Az0V5xL

    Thu Aug 18 20:04:28 +0000 2022

  • CNN Breaking News
    CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk

    18 former top Trump officials tell CNN they never heard of what Trump claims was a blanket declassification order on documents after Mar-a-Lago search https://t.co/atholyTRmd

    Thu Aug 18 20:09:22 +0000 2022

  • Maggie Haberman
    Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT

    Trump’s second and third chiefs of staff have no knowledge of - and one strongly doubted the existence of - a “standing order” to declassify documents that went from the Oval Office to the residence https://t.co/j9Cwxv1xbR

    Thu Aug 18 20:24:40 +0000 2022

  • Frank Figliuzzi
    Frank Figliuzzi @FrankFigliuzzi1

    18 former Trump officials call claim of “standing declassification order: ‘Ludicrous.' 'Ridiculous.' 'A complete fiction.': Former Trump officials say his claim of 'standing order' to declassify is nonsense - CNNPolitics https://t.co/mxOlzQBg9E

    Thu Aug 18 22:33:30 +0000 2022

  • Brian J. Karem
    Brian J. Karem @BrianKarem

    https://t.co/lqALnFdd5k According to CNN, a whopping 18 officials rejected the claim of a standing order including John Kelly and Mick Mulvaney.

    Thu Aug 18 22:34:44 +0000 2022

  • CNN Politics
    CNN Politics @CNNPolitics

    Exclusive: 18 former top Trump officials tell CNN they never heard of what former President Donald Trump claims was a blanket declassification order on documents after Mar-a-Lago search https://t.co/yFqopXC4r3

    Thu Aug 18 20:10:51 +0000 2022

  • Molly Jong-Fast
    Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast

    Debunked by 18 people https://t.co/O7GDInRvtm

    Thu Aug 18 20:31:07 +0000 2022

  • Bill Kristol
    Bill Kristol @BillKristol

    “Official after official scoffed at the claim Trump had a standing order to declassify documents that left the Oval Office and were taken to the residence.” https://t.co/zlVn8VGDnJ

    Thu Aug 18 20:09:38 +0000 2022

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  • Tom Malinowski
    Tom Malinowski @Malinowski

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