Trump Was Taped Discussing Sensitive Document He Had Kept After Leaving Office

Posted on AllSides June 1st, 2023
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Politics, Donald Trump, Classified Documents
Sophie Park for The New York Times

Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified material have a recording of Mr. Trump from 2021 discussing a sensitive military document he had kept after leaving the White House, two people briefed on the matter said.

In the recording, Mr. Trump suggested he knew the document was secret and had not declassified it, one person briefed on the matter said.

The existence of the recording could undermine Mr. Trump’s repeated claim that he had already declassified material that remained in his possession after he left office....

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/us/politics/trump-tape-document.html

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