There’s a report in the media this week about Trump returning his administration documents to the National Archives and Records Administration from Mar-a-lago. Actually it’s more than a report. The media is trying to scandalize Trump for doing this, claiming classified documents were in the boxes that NARA received or something.
Before I get to Romney, here’s what Trump had to say about it today in a statement:
Following collaborative and respectful discussions, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) openly and willingly arranged with President Trump for the transport of boxes that contained letters, records, newspapers, magazines, and various articles. Some of this information will someday be displayed in the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library for the public to view my Administration’s incredible accomplishments for the American People.
The media’s characterization of my relationship with NARA is Fake News. It was exactly the opposite! It was a great honor to work with NARA to help formally preserve the Trump Legacy.
The papers were given easily and without conflict and on a very friendly basis, which is different from the accounts being drawn up by the Fake News Media. In fact, it was viewed as routine and “no big deal.” In actuality, I have been told I was under no obligation to give this material based on various legal rulings that have been made over the years. Crooked Hillary Clinton, as an example, deleted and acid washed 32,000 emails and never gave that to the government. Then, they took large amounts of furniture out of the White House. And Bill Clinton kept numerous audio recordings that the archives wanted, but were unsuccessful at getting after going to court. We won’t even mention what is going on with the White House in the current, or various past administrations.
NY Times reporter Maggie Haberman is claiming in a new book that Trump flushed documents down the toilet before exiting the White House. In the same statement, Trump says this is categorically untrue:
Also, another fake story, that I flushed papers and documents down a White House toilet, is categorically untrue and simply made up by a reporter in order to get publicity for a mostly fictitious book. The Democrats are just using this and the Unselect Committee of political hacks as a camoflauge for how horribly our Country is doing under the Biden Administration.
In the United States there has unfortunately become two legal standards, one for Republicans and one for Democrats. It should not be that way!
Now that we are caught, here’s what Romney said about all of this to reporters today when asked about this:
Sen Mitt Romney on Natl Archives review of Trump Mar-a-lago papers: "Clearly if classified documents were taken that would be of grave concern and its appropriate to follow the law. Frankly President Trump's misbehavior consists of a long list and you just add that to the total"
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 10, 2022
And…
In the video, Romney said:
“We don’t know precisely what’s been lost and what will be able to be recovered. And, as I said before, he has a long list of things he’s done that I consider to be very detrimental to the nation. I add this to the list. I don’t put it at the top of the list. It’s more down towards the bottom given the other things for which he was impeached and for which I voted to remove him from office.”
If Pelosi’s hack unselect committee was in the Senate, with no Republicans being allowed on it, Romney would volunteer. He’s just like Cheney and Kinzinger and this is why he’s so unpopular. RINO Romney doesn’t give Trump the benefit of the doubt. Never. Trump is guilty before Romney even has all the facts. What a disgrace of a Senator.