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The inventory exposed the contents of 33 boxes seized at Mar-a-Lago during the search last August. In it, empty folders, records without identification and documents that were hidden among old objects, such as newspapers, appear. The investigation team will continue to use and evaluate the seized materials as it takes further investigative steps.
This Friday, September 2, the United States Department of Justice provided a more detailed inventory of the materials found in the house that former President Donald Trump owns in Florida and that were made public the previous week.
FBI agents who raided the tycoon’s Mar-a-Lago mansion last month found top-secret records in an office, in storage along with other empty folders marked “classified” and more than 10,000 government records. without distinction.
Within this exhibition, which does not specify the content of each of the documents, it was revealed that several files tried to hide in boxes along with newspapers, magazines and old clothes.
At Mar-a-Lago, where there was no secure location for sensitive state secrets, 43 empty folders marked classified were found along with 28 others labeled “return to staff secretary.”
However, it is not clear why the boxes were hollow or what happened to their contents.
The revelations were made in the framework of the investigation that has been taking place in recent weeks
Another point that is confirmed is that within the recovered material there are unclassified government elements despite the fact that these should be delivered to the National Archives and Records Administration.
The Department of Justice published the survey in the framework of a criminal investigation focused on the retention of files and attempts to obstruct the case from advancing.
In addition, they are delving into possible violations of a separate statute that makes it a crime to mutilate or conceal government records, whether classified or not.
For their part, the intelligence agencies are studying the potential damage that could occur from the mishandling of classified information, while a judge is evaluating the possibility of appointing an external legal expert to review the records.
This Friday, from Justice it was also explained that they examined the records and separated those with classified marks so that they submit to the corresponding protocol and procedure.
“The seized materials will continue to be used to further the Government’s investigation, and the investigation team will continue to use and evaluate the seized materials as it takes further investigative steps, such as additional witness interviews and grand jury practice,” the department said. .
with AP
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