Van Jones made a good point on CNN last night: Why? Why did Trump take these particular documents? Why did he refuse to return them when National Archives asked for them - again and again - for almost a year and a half?
We're all talking about the legalistic details, but we're forgetting to ask the reason why he did this in the first place. Maybe because it's what so many suspect - that he's made a deal with a foreign government to give up national secrets in exchange for cash.
What other motive would there be?
My guesses:
1. He needs the money, he's bankrupt technically. Appearances are deceiving, everything Trump is a facade.
2. He compromised and owes money to powerful people, who might release info, like alleged pee-pee tapes.
3. He's a greedy fuck who's bleeding more than he's making. Hence the grift.
4. Unaccountable for his actions. No one's in his adult life has every told him No or Stop. He's always had it his way. Now his way is leading to ADX Florence. Hanssen died so there's a cell open for Donnie.
5. He said he was going to run government as a business. What he meant was he was going to monetize government IP and make money off it. He kept on going for one more fake-Ace until he got caught, bigly. Fat fuck forgot this wasn't a game of golf that you can cheat with unlimited mulligans and fake score your card.
7. He staffed his administration with sycophants. When you don't allow external thought and the right advisors, and allow traitors like Flynn and Meadows, etc., you risk making big mistakes, and you don't get told not to do it, and you don't get called out when you do it. Or you think you're so powerful that their opinions don't matter.
8. Narcissist. Explains all his behaviors.
9. He thought he owns everything, and wanted to hold it all, because fear of "Deep State".
10. $2B to Jared was paid up front. These were the docs to be shipped to Saudis and others. Didn't happen in time.
