Caught on Tape
The former President was recorded telling members of his staff classified military documents that he illegally took from the White House.
Trump just cannot seem to stop confessing to his crimes on tape. This conversation, which occurred in 2021, clearly lays out Trump's line of thinking and his obvious disregard for the law. In the tape, Trump confessed to not only knowingly taking the classified documents after the end of his term, but still deliberately showing "secret information" to staffers who didn't have the proper clearance. Then, he again brags about how he could have declassified it as president, but not anymore.
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My. Boxes., The Atlantic | 6/27/2023
By David A. Graham
The theory that explains the mystery of the documents case, and so much else about his unusual presidency.
New audio first aired on CNN reveals former President Donald Trump discussing classified documents with a journalist and a staffer.