A lawyer for former President Donald Trump said she had entirely searched “each and every room” at Mar-a-Lago early in May, less than a week before the Department of Justice issued Trump a grand jury subpoena to recover alleged top secret records he removed from the White House. Alina Habba, the attorney representing Trump in…
Trump Lawyer Claims She ‘Diligently Searched’ Mar-a-Lago in May, Days Before DOJ Subpoenaed Trump
Trump Says Sensitive Materials Should Not Be ‘Cause for Alarm’
Former President Donald Trump said sensitive information in classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence “should have never been cause for alarm,” according to a court filing on Aug. 31. “The purported justification for the initiation of this criminal probe was the alleged discovery of sensitive information contained within the 15 boxes of Presidential records,” the…
‘Need for a Special Master Remains’: Trump Lawyer Refutes DOJ Claim
A lawyer for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of demanding the court “stand down from even considering” appointing a “special master” to review documents seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago. Lawyer Lindsey Halligan argued the DOJ’s response underscored the need for a special master. “While DOJ may have…
Newly Released Mar-a-Lago Image Was FBI ‘Photo Op’: Former Trump Aide
The federal authorities had staged a “photo op” with the newly disclosed photograph showing documents with classified markings at former President Donald Trump’s Florida resort, alleged ex-White House aide Kash Patel. The image, captured on Aug. 8 during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago, showed six documents labeled as “top secret” and several marked as “secret”…
Image of Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago was FBI ‘Photo Op’: Former Trump Aide
The federal authorities had staged a “photo op” with the newly disclosed photograph showing documents with classified markings at former President Donald Trump’s Florida resort, alleged ex-White House aide Kash Patel. The image, captured on Aug. 8 during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago, showed six documents labeled as “top secret” and several marked as “secret”…
Biden Thinks It’s Important to Properly Handle Classified Documents: White House
President Joe Biden believes it’s important to properly handle classified documents, the White House said on Aug. 31 after U.S. officials released a photograph showing documents marked classified at former President Donald Trump’s resort. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the investigation into Trump, describing it as an independent Department of…
Anti-Trump Academic Floated for Trump Special Master Position Indicates She’d Serve If Picked
A law professor who has been put forth to a federal court as an option for the possible special master position if the court grants former President Donald Trump’s motion indicated she’d serve if chosen. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, is weighing Trump’s request to appoint a special master, or an independent…
House Oversight GOP Questions National Archives’ Statement on Its Role in FBI Mar-a-Lago Raid
House oversight GOP figures cast doubt on the accuracy of the National Archives’ previous letter on its role in a raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in light of recent reports. Republican members of the Oversight Committee Republicans, led by ranking member James Comer (R-Ky.), wrote a letter (pdf) to U.S. Acting Archivist…
Law Professor Says DOJ Photo of ‘TOP SECRET’ Mar-a-Lago Documents Could Be ‘Misleading’
Constitutional lawyer Jonathan Turley wrote that a newly disclosed FBI photo taken at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago could leave a “misleading impression.” The image appears to show six documents labeled “top secret” and others dubbed “secret,” apparently captured inside Trump’s Florida residence during the FBI raid in early August. It was included toward the…
Trump Says FBI ‘Threw Documents Haphazardly All Over the Floor’ During Mar-a-Lago Raid
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a response to a new court filing from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that appeared to show allegedly classified materials scattered on the floor during the FBI Mar-a-Lago raid early in August. The image appears to show six documents labeled “top secret” and several that were labeled “secret,”…
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