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(77WABC) — Former president Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he had declassified the trove of documents seized by FBI agents at Mar-a-Lago last month.
During an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said the DOJ has “no reason” to charge him with any crime. He also warned that if he was indicted for improperly handling government records, it would “tear the country apart.”
Federal investigators seized more than 11,000 pages of government records at the Palm Beach, Fla. resort on Aug. 8, including more than 100 documents marked “confidential,” “secret,” or “top secret” and dozens of empty folders marked with “classified” banners.
The former president also said no one from the Department of Justice reached out to him prior to the raid and claimed the government and his legal team “were having very positive discussions” when the raid suddenly took place. Even if he is indicted by the Biden administration, Trump vowed Thursday that it would not prevent him from making a third straight run for the White House in 2024.
