A recent recording of a meeting that directly pointed out that Trump "knew the law and violated the law" became the latest evidence to point out that the former US president was deeply trapped in the "door of classified documents".
The website of the "New Republic" magazine (New Republic) and other US media reported on the 2nd local time that when asked about this recording, Trump used tricks such as "denying everything" and "transferring accusations" as always, just as he did in the past when dealing with various unfavorable accusations.
According to reports, on a Fox News program, Trump claimed that Biden hid nearly 2,000 boxes of classified documents during his vice president, of which 7 or 8 boxes were hidden in Washington's Chinatown, because "no one in Chinatown speaks English and is very pro-China."
At the end of May, John M. Smith, the special counsel responsible for handling Trump's "classified documentsgate," was charged with handling Trump's "classified documentsgate." John L. Smith obtained an updated piece of evidence, purportedly an audio recording of a July 2021 meeting in which Trump boasted that he had kept a classified Pentagon document about the U.S. attack on Iran, but that he could not share with those around him because it was "still encrypted."
CNN said that the rustling of documents can still be heard in the recording, as if Trump is waving the document to others.
On Thursday night (1st) local time, Trump was interviewed by Fox News in Iowa. Asked about the recording, Trump asked: "I don't know anything." All I know is: I'm doing everything right. I am 100% compliant with the Presidential Records Act. ”
Screenshot from Fox News
The US news website "RawStory" said that Trump then quickly changed the topic and made "baseless" accusations against Biden, saying that he committed "more egregious crimes" in handling documents during his tenure as vice president of the Obama administration.
"Biden has 1,850 boxes with a lot of classified information that he shouldn't keep." He told the host, "There are 7 or 8 boxes hidden in Washington's Chinatown, where no one even speaks English." ”
Trump added, "Chinatown is very pro-China. The box he kept there would be delivered to a lawyer in Boston. ”
A passage, four "China", a familiar taste.
Trump insisted on the show that the allegations against him were all related to "election interference," "a continuation of the highest level of witch hunt in history, and it's a hoax that interferes with elections more than anything else." ”
However, the New Republic pointed out that Trump's denial or deflection may not help" now, so in addition to this recording, Smith's team recently obtained a large number of exhibits from Trump's lawyer, Evan Corcoran, including handwritten notes, transcriptions of audio recordings and invoices.
The documents show that Trump knew that he had violated the law by keeping classified documents and tried to prevent the FBI from searching his office at Mar-a-Lago in his "happy hometown."
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On August 8, 2022, the FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago and retrieved 11 classified documents. The U.S. Department of Justice found that Trump's unauthorized removal of classified documents was suspected of violating three criminal offenses, including the Espionage Act, and appointed Smith as a special prosecutor to handle investigations related to Trump's "confidential documentsgate" and the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
At that time, US President Biden mocked Trump as "irresponsible" on this matter in an interview with US media. But turnaround, investigators found classified documents four times in his private office or residence, and a boomerang beat forced Democrats to admit that the situation was "somewhat awkward."
In light of these circumstances, on January 26 of this year, the National Archives formally requested the six presidents and vice presidents beginning with Reagan under the Presidential Records Act to re-examine whether the materials they retained contained confidential documents that should not be kept privately and presidential records that should be submitted to the National Archives.
According to CNN, representatives of former presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama and the late George W. Bush all said they had no documents to turn in and that all classified documents had been handed over to the National Archives when they left office.
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