Trump's FBI lawsuit after Mar-a-Lago search is already backfiring
Donald Trump wants a special master to review classified documents taken from Mar-a-Lago. His side also apparently leaked a National Archives letter warning him.
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Donald Trump wants a special master to review classified documents taken from Mar-a-Lago. His side also apparently leaked a National Archives letter warning him.
Sen. Angus King calls on Republicans to defend the FBI and questions why Trump kept top secret documents; Sen. Susan Collins says there are legitimate questions about the search itself, and the timing of it.
The unsealed documents seem to indicate that the US Department of Justice believes Trump may have violated the Espionage Act, as well as other criminal laws relating to the handling of public records.
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Some are seeking further justification for the search from Attorney General Merrick Garland