Current Events > Server room floods after subpoena issued in total coincidence

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Agents first subpoenaed the Trump Organization for Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage last summer, before the August search by the FBI. But as more classified documents were found through the end of last year, investigators sought more surveillance footage from the Trump Organization, sources tell CNN. That included an additional subpoena after the FBI search in August and a request from the Justice Department for the Trump Organization to preserve additional footage in late October, according to one of the sources.

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An employee at Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago residence drained the resorts swimming pool last October and ended up flooding a room where computer servers containing surveillance video logs were kept, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
While its unclear if the room was intentionally flooded or if it happened by mistake, the incident occurred amid a series of events that federal prosecutors found suspicious.

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The circumstances may factor into a possible obstruction conspiracy case, multiple sources tell CNN, as investigators try to determine whether the events of last year around Mar-a-Lago indicate that Trump or a small group of people working for him, took steps to try to interfere with the Justice Departments evidence-gathering.

I mean, surprised but not surprised, though "pool boy" was not what I had on my bingo card for how he'd attempt to destroy evidence of his crime.

One point for unexpected creativity.

SOURCE: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/05/politics/mar-a-lago-pool-flood-suspicions-prosecutors-trump-investigation-classified-documents/index.html

And they couldn't even do that right, because the server wasn't harmed by the water

UnholyMudcrab posted...

And they couldn't even do that right, because the server wasn't harmed by the water

It's like his presidency in a nutshell: so very close to succeeding at destroying everything and getting away with it, but still somehow fucked it up and left everything startlingly intact despite best efforts.