The justice ordered the release of a statement based on the request for a search and seizure operation for classified documents on the former president’s property.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a highly sensitive court document that may help shed light on the reasons that led to the search of former President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
According to the order of Judge Bruce Reinhart in charge of the case to release the affidavit used in the request to carry out the operation, the US government had until 13:00 Brazilian local time this Friday (26/8). ) To do this.
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The 38-page document was published with many citations at the request of the DOJ, which it says fears its full disclosure could jeopardize the investigation. 21 out of 38 pages are mostly or completely obscured.
In the statement, the DOJ described its work as “a criminal investigation into the improper removal and storage of confidential information in unauthorized areas and the illegal concealment or removal of government records.”
Among the more interesting revelations in the undisclosed excerpts are documents that Trump withdrawn from the White House after leaving the presidency and were handed over to the National Archives in boxes in May.
Based on preliminary examination, the boxes contained “a large number of confidential records” for the presidential election, along with all manner of “newspapers, magazines, print news articles, photographs, various prints, notes, presidential correspondence, personnel and records,” the statement said. ” Of the fifteen boxes delivered at the time, 14 contained confidential information. According to the statement, there were 67 documents marked as confidential, 92 documents marked as confidential, and 25 documents marked as top secret.
“A major concern was that highly confidential documents were not opened, mixed with other records and otherwise misidentified,” the document said.
According to the statement, classified documents held at Mar-a-Lago likely contained some of the best kept secrets in the US national security community.
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Among a series of documents submitted to the National Archives earlier this year, FBI agents found classified recordings that may contain information from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA). It refers to information about spies in foreign countries whose lives would be at risk if their identities were exposed. Others are flagged with references to suspected espionage or terrorism-related intelligence gathering. will be disclosed to foreign governments or citizens, as well as records that should not be shared without the consent of their original owners.
The statement said there were “reasons to believe” that Trump’s Florida home still had “additional documents” containing classified information.
In addition, the statement states that documents will be stored in an unsecured location, which the government may be particularly concerned about as there have been instances where foreigners have gained access to Trump’s home in Mar-a-La. .
“There are also possible reasons to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the plant,” he adds.
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The statement concealed information about federal agents involved in the case and government witnesses who, according to the Department of Justice, could face “retaliation, intimidation or harassment, and even threats to their physical safety” if their identities were revealed.
reactions
It is unusual for such a statement to be released, even if many parts of it are hidden.
Donald Trump reacted to the statement on the social media platform Truth Social.
Trump reacted, “Mostly concealed statement! ‘No mention of nuclear, it’s a complete FBI and DOJ PR gimmick.” Lago – “I should never have let my house in.”
Reinhart withdrew from a court battle between Hillary Clinton and Trump in June. Judges tend to avoid lawsuits when there is a conflict of interest, but they don’t have to explain what that conflict is, but Trump’s lawyers asked him to explain why he placed a search warrant in Mar-a-Lago, but if told, Trump failed to exercise their jurisdiction in the Clinton case. .
Trump added: “What has changed? Why didn’t he withdraw from this case? Obama must be proud of him now!” Reinhart donated $1,000 to former President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and also donated it to republican candidates.
“We think this is inappropriate,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who declined to comment on the matter when asked by reporters on Friday. President Joe Biden said he believed it was important for the DOJ to conduct an “independent investigation.”
Biden was confronted by journalists who asked him his opinion as he stood in front of the White House. “I won’t comment. I don’t know the details. I don’t even want to know,” Biden said. “Let the Justice Department handle it.”
– This text was published at https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-62692539.
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source: Noticias
