Yes, Bill Clinton kept tapes in his sock drawer. Here's why Trump's case is different
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As former President Donald Trump defended himself against federal charges involving classified documents, he described what sounded like a case of political hypocrisy.
President Bill Clinton kept audiotapes in a sock drawer and a court said it was OK, Trump said a day after being indicted on federal charges that he mishandled classified documents.
"They also don't mention the defining lawsuit brought against Bill Clinton," he told a Columbus, Georgia, crowd June 10, "and it was lost by the government — the famous socks case that says he can keep his documents. They don't mention that. These are minor details. And that’s the ruling law."
Trump has commented about the so-called Clinton socks case for months, recently writing on his social media platform, Truth Social, "Under the Presidential Records Act, I’m allowed to do all this. Under the Clinton socks case, the decision is clear."
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