The Washington Post reported Friday that documents seized in August from Donald Trump’s Florida residence included highly sensitive information about Iran and China that could have exposed US espionage tactics.
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One document seized by federal investigators described Iran’s missile program. Another described “a very sensitive intelligence work targeting China,” according to the American daily, citing a source familiar with the matter.
After leaving the White House, the former US President took entire boxes of documents. However, a 1978 law requires any US president to send all of his emails, letters, and other business documents to the National Archives.
Investigators seized nearly 11,000 documents in a staggering search based on an order to “keep confidential documents” and “obstruct a federal investigation.”
Of these documents, there were just over 100 classified documents, some of which were classified as highly classified and usually accessible only to a highly restricted circle and under harsh security conditions.
However, in the luxurious Mar-a-Lago residence, the documents were stored in various places, in particular in Donald Trump’s personal office, which are unsafe spaces, according to the Department of Justice, which is leading the investigation.
The foundation justified Mar-a-Lago’s research on national security issues, arguing that Donald Trump was suspected of violating the Espionage Act of 1917, which prohibits the possession and sharing of highly sensitive documents related to national defense.
He also suspected that Donald Trump obstructed the investigation, with his lawyers claiming, prior to the search, that there were no more government documents left in Mar-a-Lago. He has not been charged.
A court, at Donald Trump’s request, appointed an independent expert to examine the documents to determine their nature, whether they were classified or not.
The ministry said in a judicial document, Thursday, that the nature of only 15 of them is in dispute between the two parties.
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