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The Washington Post revealed Thursday that the day prior to the execution of a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump told his staff to move the documents the FBI were seeking.
The report has prompted legal experts to anticipate Espionage charges will be filed against the Republican.
National security analyst Marcy Wheeler pointed out the three classified documents in Trump's desk drawer included "one 'compiled' with docs that post-date Trump's White House departure."
It was also reported this week that the National Archives released information showing they talked to the White House about handling classified documents and packing them up.
Wheeler cited 18 USC 793(e), which says that showing people not cleared to see such documents is a more serious violation.
The Department of Justice has "evidence that even before Trump’s office received the subpoena in May, he had what some officials have dubbed a 'dress rehearsal' for moving government documents that he did not want to relinquish," the Post report said.
The report has prompted legal experts to anticipate Espionage charges will be filed against the Republican.
National security analyst Marcy Wheeler pointed out the three classified documents in Trump's desk drawer included "one 'compiled' with docs that post-date Trump's White House departure."
It was also reported this week that the National Archives released information showing they talked to the White House about handling classified documents and packing them up.
Wheeler cited 18 USC 793(e), which says that showing people not cleared to see such documents is a more serious violation.
The Department of Justice has "evidence that even before Trump’s office received the subpoena in May, he had what some officials have dubbed a 'dress rehearsal' for moving government documents that he did not want to relinquish," the Post report said.
