The former president and his allies have given often conflicting defenses of his retention of classified documents, without addressing why he had kept them.
Tag: Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, Fla)
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Presidential Power to Declassify Information, Explained
While it is legally irrelevant, former President Donald J. Trump claims he had declassified the top secret files the F.B.I. seized at his Florida residence.
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Trump Lawyer Told Justice Dept. That Classified Material Had Been Returned
The lawyer signed a statement in June that all documents marked as classified and held in boxes in storage at Mar-a-Lago had been given back. The search at the former president’s home on Monday turned up more.