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Trump Lawyer Refused Trump’s Request to Say All Documents Were Returned
BYIgor Derysh, Salon PUBLISHED October 4, 2022
One of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers refused his request in February to say that he had returned all of the documents taken to Mar-a-Lago, according to The Washington Post.
Trump in February asked attorney Alex Cannon to tell the National Archives and Records Administration that all of the documents had been returned. Cannon refused the request because “he was not sure that statement was true,” sources told the Post. The FBI ultimately found thousands more documents when they searched Trump’s residence in August as part of a criminal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified documents and obstruction.
Cannon “facilitated” the transfer of 15 boxes of documents to the National Archives earlier this year after officials demanded for over a year for the return of “all original presidential records” as required by law. National Archives officials threatened to get the Justice Department or Congress involved, according to the report.
Trump packed the boxes himself, a source told the Post, and “seemed determined” in February to declare that all documents had been returned. Trump told his team to release a public statement declaring that he had returned “everything” and asked Cannon to make a similar statement to the National Archives. Cannon, who worked as an attorney for the Trump Organization and later the Trump campaign before representing him after he left the White House, refused the request, according to the report.
Cannon told others that he was “not sure” if there may be additional documents and that he would be “uncomfortable” making such a claim, according to the Post. Other Trump advisers also encouraged him not to make such a statement. Trump’s team ultimately did not release the public statement either, instead releasing a different message three days later saying that the materials were turned over in a “friendly” manner without saying that “everything” had been returned.
Trump Lawyer Refused Trump’s Request to Say All Documents Were Returned
as far as stuff found, clearly he believed they were all turned over…no intent…clinton standard
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