The ruling would effectively bar federal prosecutors from using a key piece of evidence as they continue to investigate whether Mr. Trump illegally retained national defense documents at his estate.
Tag: Classified Information and State Secrets
-
48 Empty Folders Marked Classified Found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
A detailed inventory of items seized in the F.B.I.’s search of Mar-a-Lago raised the question of whether the government had fully recovered the documents or any remained missing.
-
Trump’s Tastes in Intelligence Were About His Power and Leverage
President Donald J. Trump’s interests during classified briefings have a new resonance amid the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents.
-
What to Watch For in the Trump Special Master Hearing
The Justice Department and the former president’s legal team will square off in federal court in Florida over a request for an independent review of materials seized from Mar-a-Lago.
-
Trump’s Special Master Request Left Him Open to Justice Dept. Strike
A legal back-and-forth produced a straightforward narrative of how Mr. Trump and his lawyers repeatedly dodged the government’s attempts to recover sensitive documents for more than a year.