The Justice Department said sensitive materials were 'likely concealed and removed' from Mar-a-Lago during attempts to 'obstruct' federal investigation.
In the legal argument against a special master being brought in to review the materials seized by the FBI, the Department of Justice said it has evidence that classified documents were"likely concealed and removed" from a storage room in Trump's Florida home and as part of attempts to"obstruct" the government's investigation.
Donald Trump speaks during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel on July 26, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Legal experts have suggested the former president is facing multiple felony charges in relation to the Department of Justice's investigation into mishandled classified materials.
While the court filings were not submitted as part of a criminal investigation, Neama Rahmani, a trial lawyer and a former federal prosecutor, toldthe details revealed show there is"plenty of evidence" to suggest Trump has"committed multiple federal crimes." Rahmani said that it is also crucial to know if the former president's legal team who tried to stop the FBI searching the Mar-a-Lago storage room and then claimed all required classified materials had been turned over—believed to be lawyer Evan Corcoran"Prosecutors want to get inside Trump's head, so this is very damaging for him," Rahmani told.
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