Donald Trump: Blacked out affidavit shows the president brought ‘top secret’ documents home at Mar-a-Lago | US News
Donald Trump obtained classified documents – some marked as top secret – about his whereabouts at Mar-a-Lago, an FBI affidavit has revealed.
The 32-page document, even in redacted form, contains additional details about an ongoing criminal investigation into Mr. Trump as he lays the groundwork for another presidential run.
Released by the US Department of Justice, it highlights the amount of sensitive government documents Mr. Trump took to Mar-a-Lago and the FBI’s concern that the records were kept illegally.
While there are some details regarding the investigation, officials have also chopped up large sections to protect the identities of witnesses and avoid disclosing sensitive investigative tactics.
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“The government is conducting a criminal investigation into the improper deletion and storage of classified information in unauthorized spaces, as well as the illegal concealment or deletion of government records.” , an FBI agent wrote on the first page of his affidavit as he asked the judge’s permission. for a property search warrant
The affidavit did not provide new details about the 11 classified records recovered during the August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago.
However, it does describe a separate batch of 15 boxes that the National Archives and Records Administration received from his home in January – a year after he left the White House.
In those boxes, according to the affidavit, officials found 184 documents bearing the mark of classification, of which 67 were marked as classified, 92 secret and 25 top secret.
An armed Secret Service agent stands outside the Mar-a-Lago estate as FBI agents search the property
Agents who checked the boxes found signs related to information provided by classified human sources as well as information related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
The representative said the Justice Department has reason to believe that many of these files that have not been returned to the government are still in Mr. Trump’s home.
The FBI submitted an affidavit to the judge to obtain a warrant to search Trump’s property on Aug.
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Mr Trump reacted on social media, writing: “The Oath was heavily redacted!!! Nothing was mentioned about ‘Nuclear’, an FBI underground public relations total! and DOJ, or our close working relationship with regards to document circulation – WE GAVE THEM MUCH.
“Judge Bruce Reinhart should have NEVER allowed him to break into my house. He reused himself two months ago from one of my cases based on his hatred and animosity towards the General. your favorite system, me.
“What changed? Why didn’t he reuse himself in this case? Obama must be so proud of him right now!”
