The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified files during its Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago and found classified documents stashed in Trump’s office, according to a filing that presents the most detailed timeline to date months of tense months. interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives about the discovery of government secrets. The filing offers yet another indication of the volume of classified records recovered from Mar-a-Lago. It shows how investigators conducting a criminal investigation focused not only on why the files were improperly stored there, but also on the question of whether the Trump team deliberately misled them about the continued and illegal presence of the top-secret documents. The timeline set by the Justice Department made clear that the emergency Mar-a-Lago search was conducted only after other efforts since 2021 to retrieve the records had failed — and that it arose out of law enforcement’s suspicion that additional documents remained inside the property despite assurances from Trump representatives that a “diligent search” had uncovered all the material. It also included an image of some of the seized documents that were clearly classified, perhaps as a way of countering arguments that their sensitive nature might have been underestimated. The photo shows the covers of a series of classified documents bound together with paperclips — some marked “TOP SECRET//SCI” with bold yellow borders and one marked “SECRET//SCI” with a rust-colored border — along with bleached pages , spread out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago. Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Aug. 9, 2022, in New York, the day after FBI agents seized more than 100 classified files at his Florida estate, according to court documents. (Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press)
Disqualification claim contested
During a June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago by FBI and Justice Department officials, the document states, Trump’s counsel “gave no explanation as to why boxes of government records remained” at his estate. Trump — who attacked the investigation as politically motivated in several posts Tuesday on Truth Social, a social networking site — also has not offered an explanation. Trump said he had declassified all the documents at Mar-a-Lago, but his lawyers did not suggest that during the visit and instead “handled them in a way that counsel believed the documents were classified,” according to with the document. . FBI agents who went there to obtain additional material were given “a Redweld folder, double-wrapped in tape. The folder reportedly contained 38 uniquely marked documents — five documents marked confidential, 16 marked secret and 17 top secret . During that visit, the document says, Trump’s lawyers told investigators that all records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago warehouse — and that “there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location on the premises and that all available boxes were searched.” “Counsel for the former president expressly prohibited government personnel from opening or looking inside any of the boxes that remained in storage,” the department alleges. FOLLOW-UP l The Timeline appears after the redacted affidavit is released:
Redacted affidavit reveals more details about police search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence
The US Department of Justice has released a revised affidavit providing additional details about the investigation into classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida, home. After that, however, the Justice Department, which had subpoenaed videos on the property, “developed evidence that government records were likely hidden and removed from storage and that efforts were likely made to obstruct the government’s investigation.” The filing does not identify the people who may have moved the boxes.
More documents were quickly found despite the Trump team’s claims
In their search in August, agents found classified documents in both the warehouse and the former president’s office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in desks. “That the FBI, within hours, discovered twice as many classified documents than the ‘diligent investigation’ that the former president’s counsel and other representatives had weeks to conduct casts serious doubt on the statements made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter,” the document says. As It Happens 8:10 Mar-a-Lago Affidavit Should Make Trump Sweat, Ex-Attorney Says The US Justice Department on Friday released a copy of the FBI affidavit used to secure a search warrant for the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. Gene Rossi, a former US federal attorney and former Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, spoke to As It Happens guest host Susan Bonner about the affidavit. He says, “In some cases, even FBI counterintelligence personnel and Justice Department lawyers conducting the review required additional clearances before they were allowed to review certain documents.” The investigation began after a referral by the National Archives and Records Administration, which recovered 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago in January 2022 that were found to contain 184 classified documents, including top secret information.
The hearing was set for Thursday
The purpose of Tuesday night’s filing was to oppose a request by Trump’s legal team for a special master to review documents seized during this month’s search. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is scheduled to hear arguments on the matter Thursday. Cannon said last week that it was her “preliminary intention” to appoint such a person, but that it was not her final decision. The Justice Department says it had already completed its review of the potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that may contain privileged attorney-client information.” He said on Tuesday that a special master was therefore not necessary. Additionally, the Justice Department said that “the former president does not have the right to seek injunctive relief or oversight of presidential records because those records do not belong to him.”
title: “Documents At Trump Estate Likely Concealed And Removed After June Visit Justice Department Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Joseph Murray”
The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified files during its Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago and found classified documents stashed in Trump’s office, according to a filing that presents the most detailed timeline to date months of tense months. interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives about the discovery of government secrets. The filing offers yet another indication of the volume of classified records recovered from Mar-a-Lago. It shows how investigators conducting a criminal investigation focused not only on why the files were improperly stored there, but also on the question of whether the Trump team deliberately misled them about the continued and illegal presence of the top-secret documents. The timeline set by the Justice Department made clear that the emergency Mar-a-Lago search was conducted only after other efforts since 2021 to retrieve the records had failed — and that it arose out of law enforcement’s suspicion that additional documents remained inside the property despite assurances from Trump representatives that a “diligent search” had uncovered all the material. It also included an image of some of the seized documents that were clearly classified, perhaps as a way of countering arguments that their sensitive nature might have been underestimated. The photo shows the covers of a series of classified documents bound together with paperclips — some marked “TOP SECRET//SCI” with bold yellow borders and one marked “SECRET//SCI” with a rust-colored border — along with bleached pages , spread out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago. Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Aug. 9, 2022, in New York, the day after FBI agents seized more than 100 classified files at his Florida estate, according to court documents. (Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press)
Disqualification claim contested
During a June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago by FBI and Justice Department officials, the document states, Trump’s counsel “gave no explanation as to why boxes of government records remained” at his estate. Trump — who attacked the investigation as politically motivated in several posts Tuesday on Truth Social, a social networking site — also has not offered an explanation. Trump said he had declassified all the documents at Mar-a-Lago, but his lawyers did not suggest that during the visit and instead “handled them in a way that counsel believed the documents were classified,” according to with the document. . FBI agents who went there to obtain additional material were given “a Redweld folder, double-wrapped in tape. The folder reportedly contained 38 uniquely marked documents — five documents marked confidential, 16 marked secret and 17 top secret . During that visit, the document says, Trump’s lawyers told investigators that all records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago warehouse — and that “there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location on the premises and that all available boxes were searched.” “Counsel for the former president expressly prohibited government personnel from opening or looking inside any of the boxes that remained in storage,” the department alleges. FOLLOW-UP l The Timeline appears after the redacted affidavit is released:
Redacted affidavit reveals more details about police search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence
The US Department of Justice has released a revised affidavit providing additional details about the investigation into classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida, home. After that, however, the Justice Department, which had subpoenaed videos on the property, “developed evidence that government records were likely hidden and removed from storage and that efforts were likely made to obstruct the government’s investigation.” The filing does not identify the people who may have moved the boxes.
More documents were quickly found despite the Trump team’s claims
In their search in August, agents found classified documents in both the warehouse and the former president’s office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in desks. “That the FBI, within hours, discovered twice as many classified documents than the ‘diligent investigation’ that the former president’s counsel and other representatives had weeks to conduct casts serious doubt on the statements made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter,” the document says. As It Happens 8:10 Mar-a-Lago Affidavit Should Make Trump Sweat, Ex-Attorney Says The US Justice Department on Friday released a copy of the FBI affidavit used to secure a search warrant for the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. Gene Rossi, a former US federal attorney and former Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, spoke to As It Happens guest host Susan Bonner about the affidavit. He says, “In some cases, even FBI counterintelligence personnel and Justice Department lawyers conducting the review required additional clearances before they were allowed to review certain documents.” The investigation began after a referral by the National Archives and Records Administration, which recovered 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago in January 2022 that were found to contain 184 classified documents, including top secret information.
The hearing was set for Thursday
The purpose of Tuesday night’s filing was to oppose a request by Trump’s legal team for a special master to review documents seized during this month’s search. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is scheduled to hear arguments on the matter Thursday. Cannon said last week that it was her “preliminary intention” to appoint such a person, but that it was not her final decision. The Justice Department says it had already completed its review of the potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that may contain privileged attorney-client information.” He said on Tuesday that a special master was therefore not necessary. Additionally, the Justice Department said that “the former president does not have the right to seek injunctive relief or oversight of presidential records because those records do not belong to him.”
title: “Documents At Trump Estate Likely Concealed And Removed After June Visit Justice Department Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Walter Morales”
The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified files during its Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago and found classified documents stashed in Trump’s office, according to a filing that presents the most detailed timeline to date months of tense months. interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives about the discovery of government secrets. The filing offers yet another indication of the volume of classified records recovered from Mar-a-Lago. It shows how investigators conducting a criminal investigation focused not only on why the files were improperly stored there, but also on the question of whether the Trump team deliberately misled them about the continued and illegal presence of the top-secret documents. The timeline set by the Justice Department made clear that the emergency Mar-a-Lago search was conducted only after other efforts since 2021 to retrieve the records had failed — and that it arose out of law enforcement’s suspicion that additional documents remained inside the property despite assurances from Trump representatives that a “diligent search” had uncovered all the material. It also included an image of some of the seized documents that were clearly classified, perhaps as a way of countering arguments that their sensitive nature might have been underestimated. The photo shows the covers of a series of classified documents bound together with paperclips — some marked “TOP SECRET//SCI” with bold yellow borders and one marked “SECRET//SCI” with a rust-colored border — along with bleached pages , spread out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago. Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Aug. 9, 2022, in New York, the day after FBI agents seized more than 100 classified files at his Florida estate, according to court documents. (Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press)
Disqualification claim contested
During a June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago by FBI and Justice Department officials, the document states, Trump’s counsel “gave no explanation as to why boxes of government records remained” at his estate. Trump — who attacked the investigation as politically motivated in several posts Tuesday on Truth Social, a social networking site — also has not offered an explanation. Trump said he had declassified all the documents at Mar-a-Lago, but his lawyers did not suggest that during the visit and instead “handled them in a way that counsel believed the documents were classified,” according to with the document. . FBI agents who went there to obtain additional material were given “a Redweld folder, double-wrapped in tape. The folder reportedly contained 38 uniquely marked documents — five documents marked confidential, 16 marked secret and 17 top secret . During that visit, the document says, Trump’s lawyers told investigators that all records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago warehouse — and that “there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location on the premises and that all available boxes were searched.” “Counsel for the former president expressly prohibited government personnel from opening or looking inside any of the boxes that remained in storage,” the department alleges. FOLLOW-UP l The Timeline appears after the redacted affidavit is released:
Redacted affidavit reveals more details about police search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence
The US Department of Justice has released a revised affidavit providing additional details about the investigation into classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida, home. After that, however, the Justice Department, which had subpoenaed videos on the property, “developed evidence that government records were likely hidden and removed from storage and that efforts were likely made to obstruct the government’s investigation.” The filing does not identify the people who may have moved the boxes.
More documents were quickly found despite the Trump team’s claims
In their search in August, agents found classified documents in both the warehouse and the former president’s office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in desks. “That the FBI, within hours, discovered twice as many classified documents than the ‘diligent investigation’ that the former president’s counsel and other representatives had weeks to conduct casts serious doubt on the statements made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter,” the document says. As It Happens 8:10 Mar-a-Lago Affidavit Should Make Trump Sweat, Ex-Attorney Says The US Justice Department on Friday released a copy of the FBI affidavit used to secure a search warrant for the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. Gene Rossi, a former US federal attorney and former Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, spoke to As It Happens guest host Susan Bonner about the affidavit. He says, “In some cases, even FBI counterintelligence personnel and Justice Department lawyers conducting the review required additional clearances before they were allowed to review certain documents.” The investigation began after a referral by the National Archives and Records Administration, which recovered 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago in January 2022 that were found to contain 184 classified documents, including top secret information.
The hearing was set for Thursday
The purpose of Tuesday night’s filing was to oppose a request by Trump’s legal team for a special master to review documents seized during this month’s search. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is scheduled to hear arguments on the matter Thursday. Cannon said last week that it was her “preliminary intention” to appoint such a person, but that it was not her final decision. The Justice Department says it had already completed its review of the potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that may contain privileged attorney-client information.” He said on Tuesday that a special master was therefore not necessary. Additionally, the Justice Department said that “the former president does not have the right to seek injunctive relief or oversight of presidential records because those records do not belong to him.”
title: “Documents At Trump Estate Likely Concealed And Removed After June Visit Justice Department Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Marla Smith”
The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified files during its Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago and found classified documents stashed in Trump’s office, according to a filing that presents the most detailed timeline to date months of tense months. interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives about the discovery of government secrets. The filing offers yet another indication of the volume of classified records recovered from Mar-a-Lago. It shows how investigators conducting a criminal investigation focused not only on why the files were improperly stored there, but also on the question of whether the Trump team deliberately misled them about the continued and illegal presence of the top-secret documents. The timeline set by the Justice Department made clear that the emergency Mar-a-Lago search was conducted only after other efforts since 2021 to retrieve the records had failed — and that it arose out of law enforcement’s suspicion that additional documents remained inside the property despite assurances from Trump representatives that a “diligent search” had uncovered all the material. It also included an image of some of the seized documents that were clearly classified, perhaps as a way of countering arguments that their sensitive nature might have been underestimated. The photo shows the covers of a series of classified documents bound together with paperclips — some marked “TOP SECRET//SCI” with bold yellow borders and one marked “SECRET//SCI” with a rust-colored border — along with bleached pages , spread out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago. Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Aug. 9, 2022, in New York, the day after FBI agents seized more than 100 classified files at his Florida estate, according to court documents. (Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press)
Disqualification claim contested
During a June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago by FBI and Justice Department officials, the document states, Trump’s counsel “gave no explanation as to why boxes of government records remained” at his estate. Trump — who attacked the investigation as politically motivated in several posts Tuesday on Truth Social, a social networking site — also has not offered an explanation. Trump said he had declassified all the documents at Mar-a-Lago, but his lawyers did not suggest that during the visit and instead “handled them in a way that counsel believed the documents were classified,” according to with the document. . FBI agents who went there to obtain additional material were given “a Redweld folder, double-wrapped in tape. The folder reportedly contained 38 uniquely marked documents — five documents marked confidential, 16 marked secret and 17 top secret . During that visit, the document says, Trump’s lawyers told investigators that all records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago warehouse — and that “there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location on the premises and that all available boxes were searched.” “Counsel for the former president expressly prohibited government personnel from opening or looking inside any of the boxes that remained in storage,” the department alleges. FOLLOW-UP l The Timeline appears after the redacted affidavit is released:
Redacted affidavit reveals more details about police search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence
The US Department of Justice has released a revised affidavit providing additional details about the investigation into classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida, home. After that, however, the Justice Department, which had subpoenaed videos on the property, “developed evidence that government records were likely hidden and removed from storage and that efforts were likely made to obstruct the government’s investigation.” The filing does not identify the people who may have moved the boxes.
More documents were quickly found despite the Trump team’s claims
In their search in August, agents found classified documents in both the warehouse and the former president’s office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in desks. “That the FBI, within hours, discovered twice as many classified documents than the ‘diligent investigation’ that the former president’s counsel and other representatives had weeks to conduct casts serious doubt on the statements made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter,” the document says. As It Happens 8:10 Mar-a-Lago Affidavit Should Make Trump Sweat, Ex-Attorney Says The US Justice Department on Friday released a copy of the FBI affidavit used to secure a search warrant for the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. Gene Rossi, a former US federal attorney and former Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, spoke to As It Happens guest host Susan Bonner about the affidavit. He says, “In some cases, even FBI counterintelligence personnel and Justice Department lawyers conducting the review required additional clearances before they were allowed to review certain documents.” The investigation began after a referral by the National Archives and Records Administration, which recovered 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago in January 2022 that were found to contain 184 classified documents, including top secret information.
The hearing was set for Thursday
The purpose of Tuesday night’s filing was to oppose a request by Trump’s legal team for a special master to review documents seized during this month’s search. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is scheduled to hear arguments on the matter Thursday. Cannon said last week that it was her “preliminary intention” to appoint such a person, but that it was not her final decision. The Justice Department says it had already completed its review of the potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that may contain privileged attorney-client information.” He said on Tuesday that a special master was therefore not necessary. Additionally, the Justice Department said that “the former president does not have the right to seek injunctive relief or oversight of presidential records because those records do not belong to him.”
