Readers discuss Donald Trump’s claim that he had declassified the documents and wonder why he took them. Also: Salman Rushdie; polio; fighting hunger.
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Some Republicans Make a More Restrained Case for Defending Trump
When some G.O.P. members of Congress attacked the nation’s top law enforcement agencies immediately after the F.B.I.’s search of Mar-a-Lago, it underscored deep fissures within the party.
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Trump’s Shifting Explanations Follow a Familiar Playbook
The former president and his allies have given often conflicting defenses of his retention of classified documents, without addressing why he had kept them.
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Seized Documents Were Part of an Inquiry Into Violation of the Espionage Act and Two Other Laws
The materials included some marked as top secret and meant to be viewed only in secure government facilities, according to a copy of the warrant.
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Takeaways From the Unsealed Warrant for the Search of Trump’s Home
The Justice Department’s warrant and two critical supporting memos shed considerable light on the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of official documents.