Trump caught on tape saying he should’ve declassified document about Iran, undercutting his claims about declassifying Mar-a-Lago papers
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Former President Donald Trump was reportedly caught on audiotape bemoaning the fact that he did not declassify a secret plan for potential U.S. military attacks on Iran — contradicting his claims that he declassified all the documents he took from the White House. The Guardian reported Thursday that Trump was captured on tape telling associates at his Bedminster, N.J., golf resort that he wished he could show them the document but he was barred from doing so because it was classified. The admission would give powerful ammunition to prosecutors that...
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