Bill Barr, Donald Trump’s former attorney-general, told Fox News that the indictment is “very, very damning” and concluded that “if even half of it is true, then he’s toast”
at a court in Miami on June 13th marks a first in American history. The current president’s administration believes that the previous president endangered national security, by wilfully mishandling classified documents, and is bringing charges that could result in jail time. What makes this even more extraordinary, of course, is that the defendant is the front-runner in the Republican primary. Thus the 2024 election could turn into a campaign for Mr Trump toThat is what Mr Trump would like.
What nonsense. America’s security bureaucracy classifies so many more documents than it needs to that lots of officials and politicians inadvertently end up in possession of secrets. In practice, they are prosecuted only when the most secret documents are involved; when those who possess them refuse to hand them back or obstruct justice; and when they leave them vulnerable or share them with others. Mr Trump is alleged to be guilty of all three.
Mr Trump’s documents were also more vulnerable to being seen or stolen. Mr Biden left classified documents in his garage next to his Corvette—which was both sloppy and on brand. By contrast, Mr Trump’s were kept at his club, whose several hundred members can take their guests for a swim and a club sandwich.
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