The US Attorney General’s Office has captured an audio recording of a speech in which former President Donald Trump admitted to withholding a confidential document from the Department of Defense. This was reported by the TV channel, citing various sources. CNN.
The audio recording belongs to the summer of 2021. On it, Trump talks about the secret Pentagon document he still has about a possible attack on Iran.
Last year, US law enforcement discovered a significant amount of classified material at the Trump mansion in Florida. The former president can be blamed for this. and is considering bringing charges against him.
Trump denies guilt, arguing that he has legally removed the seal of confidentiality from his documents.
It was previously reported that Trump. compared to Employees of the Gestapo (state secret police in Nazi Germany) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. He made such a statement by commenting on the search at his estate, Mar-a-Lago.