Newly disclosed investigative documents reveal that Susie Wiles, then CEO of Donald Trump’s super PAC, witnessed him showing a classified map to unnamed passengers on his private plane. These records also indicate that President Trump retained sensitive documents accessible to only six U.S. government officials, some of which pertained to his business interests and posed an aggravated national security risk. The materials suggest a potential motive for retaining these documents, with investigators noting their commingling with post-presidency papers and relevance to business ventures.
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At least ten FBI employees involved in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump’s retention of classified records were terminated on Wednesday. These dismissals followed a report that phone records of individuals including former White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles were subpoenaed as part of the probe. The FBI Agents Association condemned the firings, asserting they violate due process rights and weaken the Bureau’s operational capacity. This action is part of a broader trend of Trump administration officials targeting federal employees who worked on Smith’s investigations, which previously led to federal criminal indictments against a former president.
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A U.S. judge has made the decision to permanently block the release of a prosecutor’s report concerning the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, which focused on his alleged unlawful retention of classified documents. This ruling means that the Justice Department is now barred from making this report public.
The judge, Aileen Cannon, determined that releasing the report would constitute a “manifest injustice” to Trump and two other individuals who were charged alongside him. Her reasoning was based on the fact that the report would detail substantial allegations of criminal wrongdoing in a case that was ultimately dismissed and never proceeded to a jury trial.… Continue reading