The former president failed to derail the criminal investigation into his hoarding of sensitive documents and is stuck paying for a costly process that threatens to undermine his public claims.
Tag: Classified Information and State Secrets
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Does It Matter That Investigators Are Closing in on Trump?
He is not the only politician in America, even if it sometimes feels that way.
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Trump Claims He Declassified Documents, but His Lawyers Don’t
Judges this week highlighted the gap between Mr. Trump’s public claims that he declassified everything and his lawyers’ reluctance to repeat that claim in a courtroom.
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Appeals Court Restores Justice Dept.’s Access to Sensitive Files Seized From Trump
A federal judge had temporarily barred the department from using the records marked as classified in its inquiry into whether the former president illegally retained national defense documents.
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Trump’s Lawyers Skirt Question of Declassification in Documents Case
The former president insists he shouldn’t have to state in a legal proceeding that he declassified the documents, while casting doubt on whether they remain classified.