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| DATE | 2016-11-01 |
| FROM | Rick Moen
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout-NYLXS] Meanwhile, in the land of 'Who, me?'
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http://www.newsweek.com/2016/11/11/donald-trump-companies-destroyed-emails-documents-515120.html
Donald Trump has a long, troubling history of destroying and hiding
important documents in lawsuits, but he thinks Hillary Clinton’s the one
who should be going to jail.
LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS
Over the course of decades, Donald Trump’s companies have
systematically destroyed or hidden thousands of emails, digital
records and paper documents demanded in official proceedings, often in
defiance of court orders. These tactics—exposed by a Newsweek review of
thousands of pages of court filings, judicial orders and affidavits from
an array of court cases —- have enraged judges, prosecutors, opposing
lawyers and the many ordinary citizens entangled in litigation with
Trump. In each instance, Trump and entities he controlled also erected
numerous hurdles that made lawsuits drag on for years, forcing courtroom
opponents to spend huge sums of money in legal fees as they
struggled -— sometimes in vain —- to obtain records.
This behavior is of particular import given Trump’s frequent
condemnations of Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent, for
having deleted more than 30,000 emails from a server she used
during her time as Secretary of State. While Clinton and her
lawyers have said all of those emails were personal, Trump has
suggested repeatedly on the campaign trail that they were government
documents Clinton was trying to hide and that destroying them
constituted a crime. The allegation -— which the FBI concluded
was not supported by any evidence -— is a crowd-pleaser at Trump
rallies, often greeted by supporters chanting, “Lock her up!”
TRUMP’S USE OF DECEPTION and untruthful affidavits, as well as the
hiding or improper destruction of documents, dates back to at least
1973 [big snippity snip]
THIS REVIEW OF TRUMP’S many decades of abusing the judicial system,
ignoring judges, disregarding rules, destroying documents and lying
about it is not simply a sordid history lesson. Rather, it helps
explain his behavior since he declared his candidacy. He promised to
turn over his tax returns and his health records -— just as he
promised to comply with document discovery requirements in so many
lawsuits -— then reneged. As a result, he has left a sparse
evidentiary trail that can be used to assess his wealth, his
qualifications for the presidency or even his fitness. Should
voters choose him to be the next U.S. president, he will enter
the Oval Office as a mystery, a man who has repeatedly flouted
the rules. He has solemnly told the country to trust him while
refusing to produce any records to prove whether he speaks the
truth or has utter contempt for it.
Seems a bit pessimistic, actually. I'm sure the next President
will work out, no matter who she is.
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