by Chris Black
Pence attacked Trump over his documents, even though Trump’s were legal because the act of taking them to his house would have been de facto declassification.
How is it possible that I have fewer classified documents in my house than the last few White House admins?
The Espionage Act is a "strict liability" crime: good intentions are no defense. Under the (dumb) law, these guys are all unindicted criminals.t.co/KNIRJz2M0X
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) January 24, 2023
I think all of this stuff is nonsense.
No one even understands what it is about.
These are not actually secret documents, it is just related to a law that classifies them as sensitive even though they are old and not really relevant.
Every president (and maybe every vice president) takes documents after they leave office to write their memoirs.
No one respected the Espionage Act because it was never enforced.