Trump Moved and Hid Classified Records at Mar-a-Lago, DOJ Filing Claims
Posted on AllSides August 31st, 2022
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Department of Justice/Handout via Reuters
The Justice Department pursued a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago because investigators suspected that former president Trump and his associates relocated and hid highly classified records, despite claiming that they returned such privileged information to the government, a Tuesday court filing from the department reveals.
The filing came amid Trump’s petition for a special master to conduct an independent review of materials seized from his residence, a motion which a judge said that she has “preliminary intent” to grant but which the DOJ opposes, citing potential injury to national security interests.
Taking inventory of the confiscated materials,...
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