Federal agents and prosecutors have come to believe former president Donald Trumpâs motive for allegedly taking and keeping classified documents was largely his ego and a desire to hold on to the materials as trophies or mementos, according to people familiar with the matter.
In other words, Trump was keeping souvenirs, as everyone else does.
Funny how WaPo sat on that story until after the midterms, right?
But wait, thereâs more!
That review has not found any apparent business advantage to the types of classified information in Trumpâs possession, these people said. FBI interviews with witnesses so far, they said, also do not point to any nefarious effort by Trump to leverage, sell or use the government secrets. Instead, the former president seemed motivated by a more basic desire not to give up what he believed was his property, these people said.
The WaPo also found no evidence that Trump was looking to âleverage, sell or use the government secrets.â
They threw the idea in near the very end that they still might come up with something juicy:
The people familiar with the matter cautioned that the investigation is ongoing, that no final determinations have been made, and that it is possible additional information could emerge that changes investigatorsâ understanding of Trumpâs motivations. But they said the evidence collected over a period of months indicates the primary explanation for potentially criminal conduct was Trumpâs ego and intransigence.
