The Justice Department is conducting an investigation that's in 'very early stages' into possible mishandling of government secrets by former President Donald Trump after top-secret papers were found at his Florida property, Mar-a-Lago.
A great egret stands near former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Feb. 11, as reports emerged that the National Archives had recovered documents from Trump's Palm Beach, Fla., home.
The Justice Department is conducting an investigation that's in"very early stages" into possible mishandling of government secrets by former President Donald Trump, a source familiar with the matter told NPR, after top-secret papers were found at his Florida property, Mar-a-Lago. The matter had already been under investigation by the House Oversight Committee, whose chairwoman, Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., is pushing for more answers and access to information.
Word of the Justice probe does not come as a surprise to former Justice Department officials like David Laufman,that"it would be a gross departure from a long line of precedent to not even initiate an investigation." Legal experts have debated whether the former president, who held the power to classify and declassify government secrets, might face legal jeopardy. Even if Trump is insulated from liability, people who helped pack and transport the documents may not be, the experts said.
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