The Justice Department said Tuesday that classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records.
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Tuesday, and redacted by in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Associated Press and Spectrum News StaffPUBLISHED 8:45 PM PDT Aug.
The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago. It shows how investigators conducting a criminal probe have focused not just on why the records were improperly stored there, but also on the question of whether the Trump team intentionally misled them about the continued, and unlawful, presence of the top secret documents.
Though it contains significant new details on the investigation, the Justice Department filing does not resolve a core question that has driven public fascination with the investigation — why Trump held onto the documents after he left the White House and why he and his team resisted repeated efforts to give them back. In fact, it suggests officials may not have received an answer.
FBI agents who went there to receive additional materials were given “a single Redweld envelope, double-wrapped in tape, containing the documents,” the filing states. In their August search, agents found classified documents both in the storage room as well as in the former president’s office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in office desks.
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Feds Cite Efforts to Obstruct Probe of Docs at Trump EstateThe Justice Department says it has uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at Donald Trump’s Florida estate. A court filing Tuesday night says “government records were likely concealed and removed” from a storage room even after the former president’s representatives had assured officials that they’d thoroughly searched the property. The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found three classified documents stashed in office drawers. The new filing includes a photo showing the cover pages of classified documents — some marked as “TOP SECRET/SCI” — splayed out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago.
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