This seems like a very big deal:
White House officials and members of Donald Trump’s transition team are reportedly “purging” their electronic devices to avoid being compromised by subpoenas, it has been claimed.
The accusation comes just weeks after government lawyers ordered the President’s aides to preserve any materials that could be connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election.
One legal expert told MSNBC - the channel that first reported the allegations based on testimony from an inside source - there could be “legal ramifications” for staff who destroyed crucial evidence relating to ongoing investigations.
This is obstruction of justice — a serious criminal offense that can lead to prison. It’s the kind of thing that led to the resignation of President Nixon, which is bad enough as it is.
But think about this: If people in the White House are willing to destroy data and risk the possibility of obstruction of justice charges to be filed against them, how bad must the information on their electronic devices be? Presumably so bad that they believe they would receive far longer prison sentences if the information is uncovered by law enforcement.
Whatever Team Trump did in Russiagate, it must be so heinous that they know they would be facing many years behind bars if the truth is revealed in a court of law. So they’re desperately wiping their phones and computers clean of evidence that could convict them — after they’ve already been warned by lawyers to preserve the evidence for the FBI and Congressional investigations. It’s obvious obstruction — and they’re willing to do it anyway.
If MSNBC’s report is true, it seems likely that the United States of America is being “governed” by a gang of felons, maybe even traitors. And this is a terrifying prospect indeed.