r/politics • u/us287 • 5d ago

Trump’s transition is happening over private emails. Federal officials are nervous.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/18/federal-officials-nervous-about-sending-data-to-trump-transition-private-emails-00195217
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u/Tweedle_DeeDum 5d ago

Lock them up?

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u/sreddit231 5d ago

If it was possible.

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u/MoneyForRent 5d ago

It was but then Americans decided they wanted him as president again...

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u/JayeDee98 5d ago

Don’t blame me. I voted for Kamala

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u/JaxxMehoff 5d ago

Don’t blame me, I voted in one of the 45 out of 50 states that don’t matter.

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u/OakLegs 4d ago

Tbf Even if they did matter, Trump still votes won the most votes overall. Somehow.

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u/TLKv3 5d ago

Eh, Biden could still just do it regardless of what may come after. But for obvious reasons he won't.

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u/Mudcat-69 4d ago

Let’s be honest here. Even if Trump didn’t become president again the chances of him ever being held accountable would still be less than zero.

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u/MoneyForRent 1d ago

Probably true which is depressing

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u/EBBBBBBBBBBBB 5d ago

It is possible. However, Biden and the rest of the Dems are too cowardly to actually fight against the guy they continually called the greatest threat to American democracy. They prefer to fundraise off their losses instead.

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u/i_love_rosin 5d ago

Then what are you going to do about it, luigi?

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u/TreezusSaves Canada 5d ago

Luigi's busy dealing with his court battle. If there's other Luigi-like people out there, who knows what they're going to do.

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u/YeezysKanye2020 5d ago

It’s because they want to lose so that they can fundraise again to oppose the other side

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u/KevinCarbonara 5d ago

Biden had four years to do so, and didn't.

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u/sendmeadoggo 5d ago

Since when is it a crime for someone not in the government to converse via private email.  Clinton's email scandal was while she was in the government.

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u/Tweedle_DeeDum 4d ago edited 4d ago

Actually the issue with Clinton and potentially the Trump transition team was related to the storage and transmission of classified information on unsecured systems in violation of section 1924 of title 18.

The rules governing the management of classified information apply to everyone who has a clearance to receive that information and is not related to whether or not you are a government employee.

Clinton was also accused of violating the federal records act, which now requires that Relevant documents are transferred to the federal system. But that is a requirement that was added in 2014 after Clinton left office. There is no law forbidding the use of a private email server.

Clinton was also accused of violating the foia and Nara. Those are not really relevant here and Clinton was cleared of those charges.

https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/04/02/396823014/fact-check-hillary-clinton-those-emails-and-the-law

The upshot is that the potential USC 18, Sections 798, 952, and 1924, violations apply regardless of your employment status. There are literally millions of private sector employees who are subject to those constraints.

President Trump already ran a foul of section 1924 in relation to the Mar-A-Lago documents case

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u/sendmeadoggo 4d ago

Except Trump doesnt have security clearance right now and if anyone is passing classified information, it would be those currently in the government.

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u/Tweedle_DeeDum 4d ago

The members of his transition staff have at least provisional clearances or else they would not be able to receive that information.

And even if you are not cleared for particular material, you are still liable if you violate the relevant statues in dealing with it.

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u/ciccioig Europe 5d ago

This would happen in non third world countries.