So, was that 'nuclear' document at Mar-a-Lago classified?

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The Washington Examiner

imothy P. Carney, Senior Columnist

September 07, 2022

Every critical thinker, when presented a news report about a Donald Trump scandal, should approach the report with two unvarying truths present in his mind:

First, Donald Trump is completely unbound by ethics, prudence, or concern for others, and so he is capable of almost any perfidy.

Second, the news media lost all of their ability to shoot straight and hold their fire once Trump won, and so an initial report about Trump's sins could be anything from completely overblown to total fabrication. Remember Alfa Bank, the "pee tape," removing the MLK bust from the White House, or a million other stories that yielded gasps and credulity on Twitter and cable news before being debunked.

So, craft yourself a lens forged of these two elements — Trump’s bottomless vice and the media’s lack of self-governance — through which to view the latest Trump bombshell:

“Material on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago,” reads the Washington Post headline.

“Some seized documents were so closely held, only the president, a Cabinet-level or near-Cabinet level official could authorize others to know.”

The reaction to this story is predictably over the top.

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But now, let’s dive into the Washington Post piece with a very specific question in mind:

"Did the FBI find nuclear secrets at Mar-a-Lago?"

The follow-up question is, "Did the FBI find any sensitive documents about nuclear weapons at Mar-a-Lago?"

The answer to both questions, from the latest Washington Post piece, is, “We don’t know.”

Stick with me here.

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Again, maybe Trump did walk off with our spies’ handiwork on China’s nuclear arsenal and left it in a desk drawer. He’s capable of that sort of carelessness. But maybe he held on to a Le Monde column about France’s nuclear arsenal.

The best course of action, for all responsible commentators and politicians who have witnessed both Trump and the media beclown themselves, is to hold fire until we have more facts.

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