Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the lengthy
jailing of opponents of his who he claimed mishandled classified materials.
CNN's KFile reviewed comments from the former President, dating back to
his first presidential campaign in 2016, from speeches, interviews and
comments made on social media.
The former President is in potential legal jeopardy after the Justice Department's search of his Mar-a-Lago residence last month retrieved
more than 100 classified documents, with the DOJ alleging that US
government documents were "likely concealed and removed" from a storage
room at the Florida resort as part of an effort to "obstruct" the FBI's investigation. More than 320 classified documents have now been
recovered from Mar-a-Lago, the Justice Department said, including more
than 100 in the FBI search earlier this month.
Speaking in 2016 about the government's decision not to charge Hillary
Clinton with crimes related to their investigation into her handling of classified material and use of a private email server while she was
secretary of state, then-candidate Trump repeatedly promised that his administration would strictly enforce all rules regarding classified
material.
"On political corruption, we are going to restore honor to our
government, '' Trump said in August 2016. "In my administration, I'm
going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified
information. No one will be above the law."
"One of the first things we must do is to enforce all classification
rules and to enforce all laws relating to the handling of classified information," he said in September 2016.
Speaking in July of that year, Trump said Clinton's mishandling
"disqualifies" her from public service.
"Any government employee who engaged in this kind of behavior would be
barred from handling classified information," Trump said. "Again, that
alone disqualifies her."
It isn't just Clinton who Trump has criticized, he also repeatedly
called for the jailing of other opponents for what he said was the
mishandling of classified material.
In 2017, when calls between Trump and foreign governments were leaked,
along with communications between incoming National Security Advisor
Michael Flynn and foreign governments, Trump suggested those responsible
for the leaks should go to prison.
"That is the most confidential stuff," Trump said. "Classified. That's classified. You go to prison when you release stuff like that."
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