Former top Trump aide says he was unaware of document declassification – report
by Richard Luscombe and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6E0P7)
Ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows' admission could complicate the ex-president's defense in his classified documents case
The former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told investigators he had no knowledge of Donald Trump either talking about or declassifying confidential information, it was reported on Sunday, potentially skewering the ex-president's defense in his classified documents case.
Meadows' alleged admission to the special counsel Jack Smith, reported by ABC News, suggests Trump made no blanket declassification of secret papers later seized from his Mar-a-Lago resort by FBI agents, leading to 40 criminal counts against him.
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