Kash Patel Reveals Former Prosecutor Charged with Stealing ‘Confidential’ Documents of Jack Smith Investigation of TrumpElizabeth Weibel 20 May 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced that a former Department of Justice (DOJ) U.S. attorney was charged with stealing “confidential investigation documents” relating to former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump.
In a post on X, Patel revealed that Carmen Lineberger, 62, had “allegedly emailed the confidential material” to her personal email, and in an effort to cover them up “from record searches,” they were labeled as “dessert recipes.”
“”This afternoon, a former managing assistant U.S. Attorney who supported Jack Smith’s politicized investigation of President Trump has been charged with stealing the confidential investigation documents,” Patel said. “Carmen Lineberger allegedly emailed the confidential material to her own personal email, disguising them as dessert recipes to conceal them from record searches. Lineberger is charged with four felony counts in the indictment.”
https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2057189955500114228more
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/20/kash-patel-reveals-former-prosecutor-charged-with-stealing-confidential-documents-of-jack-smith-investigation-of-trump/
