Crash Course: Why Trump hoarded classified documents: More than "trophies," they are weapons

The indictment hints that Trump saw the documents not just as prizes, but leverage to gain political advantage. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmatE_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdmVxMGd3emJvYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW8ycHVmZm9uNzlXA3NwY0IKZH9ATIhkL2aHslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmatE_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbTBsMmEyYnU5Ny8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW8ycHVmZm9uNzkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZH9ATIhkL2aHslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Why Trump hoarded classified documents: More than "trophies," they are weapons The full indictment was released Friday, and the details show that none of this is accidental. Trump didn't just go to great lengths to hide the documents from the FBI, there's also a recording of him admitting that he's breaking the law. What is more subtle, but equally interesting, is there are many hints that Trump wasn't just keeping these documents as trophies. As with most crimes Trump commits, he appears to view these documents as a valuable commodity to be exploited for his personal benefit. [Read more from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmatE_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYmlxbDZoaXdkZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW8ycHVmZm9uNzkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZH9ATIhkL2aHslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Win McNamee/Getty Imagesv) Trump's "peril is extreme": Former federal prosecutor on the historic Mar-a-Lago indictment "The narrative here is one of betrayal of a nation and its most precious secrets by a man who was the commander in chief for four years and who seeks that mantle again. There's never been anything remotely like it," former federal prosecutor Dennis Aftergut told Salon. 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As much as I loathe the idea of re-litigating "but her emails," I'm sorry to say that it's necessary. There was almost no pushback to this talking point from the media, probably because they didn't get the Clinton story right in the first place. [Read more from Heather Digby Parton.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmatE_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc3d0NmkyeGZwdy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW8ycHVmZm9uNzkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZH9ATIhkL2aHslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - "A Star Reporter’s Break With Reality," [The Atlantic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmatE_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY242ZjQ0MHpqNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW8ycHVmZm9uNzlXA3NwY0IKZH9ATIhkL2aHslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "How Could AI Destroy Humanity?" 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