Article 6960Z Classified Trump schedules were moved to Mar-a-Lago after FBI search – sources

Classified Trump schedules were moved to Mar-a-Lago after FBI search – sources

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Hugo Lowell in Washington
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Exclusive: Junior aide took the box, including some classified documents, from a government-leased office in Palm Beach to Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump's lawyers found a box of White House schedules, including some that were marked classified, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in December because a junior aide to the former president had transported it from another office in Florida after the FBI completed its search of the property.

The former president does not appear to have played a direct role in the mishandling of the box, though he remains under investigation for the possible improper retention of national security documents and obstruction of justice. This previously unreported account of the retrieval was revealed by two sources familiar with the matter.

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