Lawyers for former President Donald Trump turned down his request earlier this year to tell the National Archives that all documents the agency sought were returned after the 45th president left the White House, according to a report. I
Alex Kennan, who was the head of the National Archives and Records Administration and helped return 15 boxes of material from Mar-a-Lago in January, declined to relay the message because he was unsure whether it was true. Is, Washington Post Reported late Monday night.
The Archives, by that time, had been pressuring Trump for more than a year for White House records and threatened to alert the Justice Department or Congress.
Missing documents sparked and started investigation of former president by DOJ legal dispute About access between Trump’s legal team and federal prosecutors.
One FBI Raid On August 8, at Trump’s seaside resort in Palm Beach, Fla., even more boxes of the president’s records were made, containing dozens of classified documents.
Trump raided his resort on Tuesday against an FBI raid and leaks about aspects of the case. I
“A lot of fake talk about the government’s document fraud case against me and the unfair, unnecessary, and possibly illegal raid on Mar-a-Lago, a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment,” the 45th president said on Tuesday. Told. true social
“There were no leaks until documented, and now the FBI is unable, according to reports, to count what they have. This is not a criminal case, and Obama, Bill Clinton, Bush I, Bush II , or even deleting 33,000 emails after Crooked received the summons. Read ‘Sox cas ee,'” he continued, referring to the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. Hillary Clinton And when she was secretary of state, she used a private email server. I
On August 8, the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago and seized several boxes of documents taken from the White House.
Former President Donald Trump reportedly downplayed the contents of the boxes, telling his team that they included “newspaper clippings” that would be of no interest to the federal stockpile.
Documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property.
Secret Service and local law enforcement officers are seen in front of Mar-a-Lago on August 9.
As the Washington Post reports, Trump himself packed the boxes returned to the archives in January, but a month later directed his staff to issue a statement that said “everything” that the National Archives had. The request was made, it was returned. I
He also asked Cannon to send the same message to the archives.
Trump reportedly also downplayed the contents of the boxes, telling his team that he included “newspaper clippings” that would be of no interest to the federal stockpile.
But Cannon, who worked for the Trump Organization, the real estate mogul’s presidential campaign, and in a personal capacity after his 2020 election loss for Trump, appeared to be false about making that claim. I
At the time, others in Trump’s class reportedly advised Canon not to attach themselves to such a definite claim.
The statement Trump made on February 7 over concerns about its accuracy was never released, but three days later another was issued that did not confirm that all material had been handed over. I
“The papers were given easily and without any conflict and on a very friendly basis, which is different from the accounts being created by the fake news media,” the statement said.
The Washington Post said a Trump spokesperson did not respond to specific questions, but issued a statement alleging that the “Bezos-subsidized Washington Post” was an ally of the Justice Department.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the owner of the newspaper. I
Cannon also did not respond to requests from the Washington Post. I