A team hired by Donald Trump’s lawyers discovered two documents marked as “classified” The former US president (2017-2021) is in a warehouse in Florida, a finding reported to the Justice Department, US media reported on Wednesday.
Discovery in a deposit West Palm Beach, The result of a series of searches in four locations in southeastern Florida at the behest of a federal judge on suspicion that the former president will have more classified documents in his possession that were not returned. The Government, as The New York Times noted.
Calls were made around the Thanksgiving holiday (November 24). Trump Tower New York, former president’s golf club in Bedminster (New Jersey), a warehouse sea-a-lakethe former president’s estate in Palm Beach, as well as the West Palm Beach warehouse managed by the federal General Services Administration.
Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said of the former president and his lawyers: “They continue to be collaborative and transparent.”
According to CNN, the searches were conducted under the watchful eye of Trump’s legal team, and government lawyers were even offered to monitor investigations at the Bedminster property. rejected offer.
According to the news network, in response to a request made by Justice Department During a court hearing, Trump’s lawyers are considering allowing federal agents to call Mar-a-Lago again to determine whether all classified government documents have been returned.
The Department of Justice investigates the handling of thousands of official documents, including some. 300 classified, Those who were removed from the White House at the end of Trump’s term in January 2021 and subsequently found during a search of Mar-a-Lago by FBI agents last August.
The government assesses whether the former president committed the crime of terrorism for this reason. block.
In the midst of this legal battle, an appeals court last week, private expert appointed by a lower court To examine documents found at Trump’s Florida mansion.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit thus agreed with the Democrat-led Justice Department. Merrick Garland, and requested that the order issued by a Florida federal judge be overturned in October. Family Ball this led to the appointment of the independent expert.
This appointment became one of Trump’s greatest judicial achievements in the United States. court battle As the Specialist is responsible for determining which documents the Executive can and cannot access in their investigation, he is consulting with the current US Government regarding these documents.