The court record includes descriptions of the former president showing his associates sensitive documents while knowing that they were classified.
document that lays out a potential plan of attack against an unnamed country. During the recording, which is transcribed under paragraph 34 of the indictment, Trump says that the document he was showing his visitors is"highly confidential," and adds that he"could have declassified it" while he was president, but"now I can't."
In a separate instance in either August or September 2021, according to the indictment, Trump also showed a"classified map related to a military operation" to a representative of his political action committee. The former president again told his guest that he"should not be showing" them the map, read the court record.
Trump faces 37 federal charges, including 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information. Other charges include one count each of conspiracy to obstruct justice; withholding a document or record; corruptly concealing a document or record; concealing a document in a federal investigation; scheme to conceal; and false statements and representations.
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