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WASHINGTON (AP/77WABC) — An FBI investigation into the presence of top-secret information at Mar-a-Lago is zeroing in on the question of whether former President Donald Trump’s team obstructed the probe.
A court filing late Tuesday alleges that government records were concealed and removed and that law enforcement officials were misled about the continued presence of classified documents at the property. That allegation does not necessarily mean that Trump or anyone else will ultimately face charges.
But it could pose the most direct legal threat to Trump and those in his orbit, in part because Justice Department officials have historically regarded obstruction as an aggravating factor that tilts in favor of bringing criminal charges in investigations involving the mishandling of classified information.
Trump’s legal team in a filing Wednesday accused the government of twisting the framework of his request for a “special master” to review the evidence the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago home, after the DOJ cited “national security interests” in opposition to the move.
You can read Trump’s filing here.
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