The US Justice Department has disclosed that it was investigating former president Donald Trump for removing White House records because it believed he illegally held documents.
Trump is accused of removing White House records when he left office.The US Justice Department on Friday disclosed that it was investigating former president Donald Trump for removing White House records because it believed he illegally held documents including some involving intelligence-gathering and clandestine human sources - among America's most closely held secrets.
Documents released with the affidavit revealed that"a significant number of civilian witnesses" knowledgeable about Trump's actions after leaving office were helping the probe, a rare disclosure. The 32-page affidavit, a sworn statement outlining evidence that gave the Justice Department probable cause to ask a judge to approve a search warrant, was heavily redacted at the department's request.
Biden added that he has a"completely secure" site at his home and that he was taking home on Friday a copy of his daily intelligence briefing, but said those records would later be returned to the military. Local law enforcement officers are seen in front of the home of former US president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.The affidavit mentioned an article published in May by Kash Patel, a former Trump administration official who called media reports about the National Archives identifying classified material at Mar-a-Lago"misleading".