The former president’s lawyers may question whether the documents he took from the White House were related to national defense and whether the country’s security was damaged.
The lawyer, Jennifer Little, recounted the discussion to a grand jury overseen by the special counsel Jack Smith before he brought charges against the former president.
It was the speaker’s first trip to kiss the ring of the former president, and it came as he faced anger from right-wing lawmakers for moving to fund the government.
Anthony Pratt, one of Australia’s wealthiest men, made his way into Donald Trump’s inner circle with money and flattery. What he heard there has become of interest to federal prosecutors.
Judge Aileen Cannon postponed a hearing on a government request involving a lawyer for one of the former president’s co-defendants. She said prosecutors were wasting her time.