Mar-a-Lago a magnet for spies, officials warn | First thing
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Mar-a-Lago - the Palm Beach resort and residence where Donald Trump reportedly stored nuclear secrets among a trove of highly classified documents for 18 months since leaving the White House - is a magnet for foreign spies, former intelligence officials have said.
When will Trump be prosecuted? The granting of Trump's request for a special master" gives the justice department no good options. The need to prosecute Trump as soon as possible after this November's midterm elections points to avoiding the delay an appeal could cause, and just moving forward with the special master's document review.
Who were the victims? They were named as: Thomas Burns, 23, Carol Burns, 46, Gregory Burns, 28, Lydia Gloria Burns, 61, Bonnie Burns, 48, Earl Burns, 66, Lana Head, 49, Christian Head, 54, Robert Sanderson, 49 and Wesley Petterson, 78.
What do we know about them? All were residents of James Smith Cree Nation, an Indigenous community, apart from Petterson, who lived in Weldon in northern Saskatchewan. Police said some of the victims appeared to have been targeted, while others seemed random.
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