Trump was warned about retaining classified documents, notes reveal

[Nevilledog]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/22/trump-warning-classified-documents-mar-a-lago

No paywall
https://archive.is/g88Yj

Federal prosecutors have evidence Donald Trump was put on notice that he could not retain any classified documents after he was subpoenaed for their return last year, as they examine whether the subsequent failure to fully comply with the subpoena was a deliberate act of obstruction by the former president.

The previously unreported warning conveyed to Trump by his lawyer Evan Corcoran could be significant in the criminal investigation surrounding Trump’s handling of classified materials given it shows he knew about his subpoena obligations.

Last June, Corcoran found roughly 40 classified documents in the storage room at Mar-a-Lago and told the justice department that no further materials remained at the property. That was later shown to be untrue, after the FBI later returned with a warrant and seized 101 additional classified documents.

The federal investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith has recently focused on why the subpoena was not compiled with, notably whether Trump arranged for boxes of classified documents to be moved out of the storage room so he could illegally retain them.

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[onecaliberal]

1. K&R

[tanyev]

2. Which most likely made him even more determined to take them.

[Blue Owl]

5. A fattish yet active man with fattish, greedy little fingers...

[Goonch]

3. 👇👇👇👁️👁️

[Blue Owl]

4. Tee-hee-hee

Haven't seen that one before!

[KS Toronado]

6. He was holding on to them for their resale value.

Billionaires need to make a living so they can afford hush money payments.

[LudwigPastorius]

7. Obstruction?

How about espionage? No way Trump stole classified documents just to store in the Mar-A-Lago outhouse.

Special Counsel Smith needs to find out who he sold that information to, for how much, and where he stashed the money.

[rubbersole]

9. Those Russian mob loans aren't going to repay themselves.

[AwakeAtLast]

8. Is it espionage yet?

[Orrex]

10. Let's not be hasty. This calls for 30 or 40 more years of investigation before DoJ acts.

Cue the cheerleaders in 3... 2...

[flying_wahini]

11. IMO I think Smith already knows where the classified docs went and gave Trump plenty of time

To leave a trail so that others will be caught.
He is nobody’s fool.