() — Former President Donald Trump allegedly kept classified documents in various locations at his Mar-a-Lago resort, including a public ballroom, a bathroom and a bedroom.
According to accusation of the special counsel against Trump released Friday, the Florida resort hosted more than 150 social events, including weddings, movie premieres and fundraisers between January 2021 and August 2022, when the FBI ran an approved search of the documents. by the court on the premises.
While the Secret Service protected Trump and his family members after he left office, the agency was not responsible for the boxes or their contents, nor did Trump say there were classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, the agency claims. accusation.
Some classified documents contained information about US nuclear and defense capabilities that required special handling, according to the indictment.
This is where the documents were stored or found:
Initially, some of the boxes were stacked on the stage at Mar-a-Lago’s White and Gold Ballroom, according to the indictment. Prosecutors describe the ballroom as a space where “events and meetings were held.” The identity of a man in the photo was withheld.
Boxes of classified documents stored inside the white and gold ballroom of the Mar-a-Lago Club, in this photo included in the federal indictment of Donald Trump. Credit: US District Court/Southern District of Florida
Several of the boxes spent time in a bath and shower in the lake room of The Mar-a-Lago Club.
Boxes of classified documents are stored inside a bathroom and shower inside the Lake Room of the Mar-a-Lago Club, in this photo included in the federal indictment of Donald Trump. Credit: US District Court/Southern District of Florida
The boxes were moved to a storage room on the ground floor of Mar-a-Lago. The hallway to that warehouse, according to prosecutors, could be accessible from “multiple exterior entrances,” including the pool patio. The storage room was also close to the liquor supply closet, linen room, locksmith shop, and various other rooms.
Boxes of classified documents are stored inside the storage room of the Mar-a-Lago Club, in this photo included in the federal indictment of Donald Trump. Credit: US District Court/Southern District of Florida
Boxes moved from the Lake Room to the storage room are seen in this photo included in the federal indictment of Donald Trump. Credit: US District Court/Southern District of Florida
In December, Walt Nauta, a Trump aide indicted along with the former president, allegedly discovered that several of the boxes had fallen over and spilled their contents on the floor.
Boxes of documents spilled on the floor. This photo is included in the federal indictment of Donald Trump. Credit: US District Court/Southern District of Florida
In November, one of Trump’s employees allegedly gave Trump a photo of boxes stacked in the storage room so he could see how many boxes were stacked.
Boxes are stacked in the storage room, in this photo included in the federal indictment of Donald Trump. Credit: US District Court/Southern District of Florida
