Donald Trump reportedly rebuffed a proposal by one of his attorneys to settle with the DOJ and avoid an indictment which, in retrospect seems like...a pretty bad move! Read the latest from besslevin:
“was not interested after listening to other lawyers who urged a more pugilistic approach, so Kise never approached prosecutors,” according to three people familiar with the matter. Shortly thereafter, Garland appointed Special CounselIn a statement, a spokesman for the ex-president told the“President Trump has consistently been in full compliance with the Presidential Records Act, which is the only law that applies to Presidents and their records.
Of course, Trump’s reported rejection of Kise’s proposal was not the only time in the documents saga that the former guy passed on an opportunity to save himself due to some combination of ego and stupidity. Since the National Archives first asked for the return of presidential documents in Trump’s possession in February 2021 and until a grand jury issued its indictment this month, Trump was repeatedly stubborn and eschewed opportunities to avoid criminal charges, according to people with knowledge of the case, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to reveal internal details. They note that Trump was not charged for any documents he returned voluntarily.
Interviews with seven Trump advisers with knowledge of the probe indicate he misled his own advisers, telling them the boxes contained only newspaper clippings and clothes. He repeatedly refused to give the documents back, even when some of his longest-serving advisers warned of peril and some flew to Mar-a-Lago to beg him to return them.“We didn’t have to be here.
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