Report claims Trump used categorized paperwork to write down to-do lists, he denies

Donald Trump has denied wrongdoing after a report on Monday mentioned that one of many former president’s long-time assistants advised federal investigators he repeatedly wrote to-do lists for her on paperwork from the White House marked categorized.

The aide, Molly Michael, advised investigators that greater than as soon as she bought requests or duties from Trump written on the again of notecards that she later acknowledged as delicate White House supplies, ABC News reported on Monday, citing sources.

The notecards had seen classification markings used to temporary Trump whereas he was nonetheless in workplace about telephone calls with overseas leaders or different worldwide issues, the information outlet mentioned.

Michael turned Trump’s government assistant within the White House in 2018 and continued to work for him when he left workplace. She resigned final yr, within the wake of Trump’s alleged refusal to adjust to federal requests, ABC News mentioned.

A Trump spokesperson dismissed the report as “illegal leaks” and denied wrongdoing.

Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has been charged together with two aides with illegally storing troves of categorized paperwork at his private residence and mendacity to federal investigators who sought to retrieve them.

Trump was charged in an indictment in June with legal counts, together with violations of the Espionage Act, conspiracy to hinder justice, and making false statements to investigators. He has pleaded not responsible.

Trump can be below separate indictments in Washington, D.C., and Georgia over his alleged efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe Biden and in New York over a hush-money fee he paid to a porn star. He denies wrongdoing

Edited By:

Aishwarya Dakhore

Published On:

Sep 19, 2023