Why did he want to hold on to classified docs?

[nebo113]

Two low level Drump employees may go to prison to protect 45.  Why was 45 seemingly desperate to hold on to the classified documents?  I simply don't get it.

[Ruralguy]

I don't think its all that mysterious. The man is full of himself, and loves showing off. He thinks that anything that shows how "great" and important he is/was, was worth snatching, and of course he thought he was entitled, or could explain himself later, or whatever. I doubt he was trying to sell the stuff, especially not to foreign governments, but I bet it crossed his mind, or the minds of some of the cuckoo-birds he had working with him.

[Wahoo Redux]

I don't think its all that mysterious. The man is full of himself, and loves showing off. He thinks that anything that shows how "great" and important he is/was, was worth snatching, and of course he thought he was entitled, or could explain himself later, or whatever. I doubt he was trying to sell the stuff, especially not to foreign governments, but I bet it crossed his mind, or the minds of some of the cuckoo-birds he had working with him.

I tend to agree with you...but those documents would have been worth hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, and Drumpf has proven himself willing to do questionable things in the name of money.  I am sure Putin would have loved to put his filthy mitts on whatever was stored in that Mar-a-Largo bathroom.  I wondered if Drumpf was hoping to hold those docs hostage as he is being indicted on various crimes and/or use them as leverage to escape to Mother Russia.

[Ruralguy]

i suppose hes capable of anything, or at least trying anything.

[clean]

I have 2 (or more) thoughts.
First, "Dont seek logic where there is none" 
Second, Why does anyone keep anything?  Without knowing what the items are or what they may say, it is harder to know.  What did the N Korea letter say?  The answer to what may explain the why.
Otherwise, some may simply be a mistake...  Why does an 18 month old hold your keys and scream when you take them away? 

Misunderstanding of the rules/laws (which dont apply to him anyway - in his mind)  the statements like "They are mine" .  Why does he think that they are his?  Doesnt matter/different problem, but if he thinks they ARE his, why not take them and try to keep them?    Was it a gift to 'the president' or Trump (and what is the difference - in his mind), they are his to keep and take.

[marshwiggle]

I don't think its all that mysterious. The man is full of himself, and loves showing off. He thinks that anything that shows how "great" and important he is/was, was worth snatching, and of course he thought he was entitled, or could explain himself later, or whatever. I doubt he was trying to sell the stuff, especially not to foreign governments, but I bet it crossed his mind, or the minds of some of the cuckoo-birds he had working with him.

Absolutely.

Because. He. Could.

[Ruralguy]

If he were working for an insurance company, a  7/11, a baseball team, or what have you, he would have been dismissed for his intolerable unprofessionalism years ago. The toddler metaphor is apt. He's a man-toddler for sure. I'll let courts decide culpability, but it certainly doesn't *look* good for him.

[apl68]

I don't think its all that mysterious. The man is full of himself, and loves showing off. He thinks that anything that shows how "great" and important he is/was, was worth snatching, and of course he thought he was entitled, or could explain himself later, or whatever. I doubt he was trying to sell the stuff, especially not to foreign governments, but I bet it crossed his mind, or the minds of some of the cuckoo-birds he had working with him.

Yes, they were probably just meant to serve as trophies or souvenirs of office.  Still a potentially disastrous breach of protocols, customs, and laws that have very good reasons for being in place.