Trump brushed off warnings he’d be charged in documents case: Unsealed filings
by Rebecca Beitsch - 04/23/24 11:16 AM ET
Former President Trump brushed off warnings he could be charged for keeping classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence, promising to pardon one of his now co-defendants if charges were filed, according to new court documents.
The details, laid out in unsealed documents as part of a broader legal battle in the Mar-a-Lago case, lay bare the candid advice from an unnamed witness as well as other details about the federal investigation.
The witness, identified only as Person 16 in the documents, told Trump he should cooperate with federal investigators looking for classified documents, saying doing so could prevent him from being indicted.
“Whatever you have, give everything back. Let them come here and get everything,” the witness said they told Trump. “Don’t give them a noble reason to indict you, because they will.”
But Trump seemed unfazed, according to the witness, who said the ex-president gave a “weird ‘you’re the man’ type of response” to the warnings.
The witness refused to have their conversation with the FBI recorded out of fear of reprisal. The summary of the interview describes them as someone with a security clearance and daily access to the Oval Office.
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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4615192-trump-brushed-off-warnings-hed-be-charged-in-documents-case-unsealed-filings/
