Evidence reveals that classified White House documents in the storage room of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Florida mansion were either hidden or removed before the FBI’s visit in June. The U.S. Department of Justice argued. He said he was suggesting the possibility of obstruction of the investigation.
The Justice Department argued for this view in a document submitted to the court on the evening of the 30th. The document provides the clearest case yet for the unprecedented Mar-a-Lago investigation. The June visit was conducted pursuant to a May 11 grand jury subpoena.
“The FBI has uncovered numerous pieces of evidence suggesting that the May 11 grand jury subpoena was answered inadequately and that classified documents remained on the premises,” the Justice Department said in the document. explained.
DOJ presents photos of documents seized from Trump residence as evidence in federal district court
Source: Department of Justice
Trump filed a lawsuit seeking a third-party audit of documents the FBI seized in Mar-a-Lago on August 8. The Justice Department’s allegations are in line with this. U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon has set a hearing on the matter for September 1.
Trump’s legal team found a thorough investigation into these materials in June, but FBI agents were able to seize more than 100 classified documents during the August investigation, the Justice Department said. clarified. It also said there was “evidence that government records were likely hidden and exfiltrated” from Mar-a-Lago’s vaults, which “probably was intended to thwart the Department of Justice’s investigation.” .
Trump’s attorneys, James Trusty and Christina Bob, did not respond to requests for comment after hours on the Justice Department’s allegations.
The Justice Department’s latest filing with the court also includes photographs of classified documents that were strewn on the floor of Mar-a-Lago during the FBI investigation.
Original title:Trump Records Were Likely Moved to Obstruct Probe, DOJ Says (1)
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