Not many classified documents were found at Mar-a-Lago, but Trump gave classified documents to aides who copied them onto a laptop.
ABC News reported:
Trump attorney James Trusty turned over a folder with classified markings to federal investigators and told agents that it had been electronically copied to the laptop of a current Trump aide, sources said.
A folder with classified markings was found in the box along with additional papers, sources said. A copy of the box
Matters were made electronic, raising the question of the existence of any additional electronic records relevant to the Special Counsel’s investigation.
Even worse, the laptop left Trump’s Florida club and was recovered elsewhere.
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Joe Biden didn’t have people making copies of classified documents and storing them on laptops. Neither did Mike Pence, so the question is what does Donald Trump plan to do with the secret documents he stole from the American people? Electronic copies are only necessary if there is intent to share the stolen material.
There have been no reports of Biden or Pence sharing classified information. In fact, it’s increasingly likely that the documents that ended up with Biden and Pence may have been caused by packing errors.
There are still classified items to be found at Mar-a-Lago. Trump was missing some papers along with personal belongings. They had boxes of material belonging to the US government, and some of the material we now know was electronically copied.
There is a faint but growing scent of potential espionage emanating from Trump’s private Florida club.
Jason is the managing editor. He is a member of the White House Press Pool and a Congressional Correspondent for PoliticoUSA. Jason holds a Masters in Political Science. Her graduate work focused on public policy with a specialization in social reform movements.
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