Subj : Re: Blunt says that Trump
To   : Mike Powell
From : Rebecca Marie
Date : Tue Sep 13 2022 14:28:00

-=> Mike Powell wrote to REBECCA MARIE <=-

 >  MP> But they do control when they react.  Trump could have turned them
 >  MP> over, and the fact that he didn't turn them over a long time ago should
 >  MP> have made it obvious to Archives, the DOJ, and the FBI that he was not

 > The factor that you keep apparently refusing to take into account is that
 > we're talking about a former President of the United States. This isn't
 > like Harry in accounting having a document. The FBI would've knocked down
 > Harry's door the next day. But before you level any charges against a
 > former President, you have to make sure you have all your Is dotted, your
 > Ts crossed, and you have a *ton* of evidence.

 MP> They knew he had them.  He did not deny having them.  He was not
 MP> turning them over as required.  What other evidence did they need?

I missed an assumption that you made in your message I replied to: "the
fact that he didn't turn them over a long time ago should have made it
obvious... that he was not [going to turn them over]." You know what
happens when one assumes, right? When law enforcement assume something,
it's not just the same thing, but can be tank an entire investigation.

Like I said before, Law & Order are going to make sure that they have
evidence to back up everything, because with a former President,
assumptions are simply not allowed.

 >  I am not certain that you know how law enforcement or the justice
 >  department operates...

 MP> If they have committed illegal acts that get them labeled as
 MP> potentially dangerous, then why are they still out and about?  If they
 MP> haven't done anything illegal, keeping in mind that threats of violence
 MP> are illegal, why are they considered dangerous?

Don't forget that a person is not guilty until proven otherwise. If the FBI
or other law enforcement agencies don't have proof that a person is
committing a crime, should the LEA be allowed to detain that person? If a
person IS arrested and makes bail, should the LEA still be able to detain
them? If the person / people have never made any kind of threat, can an LEA
say "I still thnk they are a threat, I'm arresting him."

Presumption of innocence (or at least not guilty). It's the law of the
land, dude.

Mind you, I am not a person who thinks that law enforcement is infallible.
I'm actually quite critical of law enforcement in general. Ditto our
justice system.



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