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Hugo Lowell

Court files show evidence Trump handled records marked classified after presidency

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago
Former US president Donald Trump retained documents bearing classification markings at his property in Florida Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Donald Trump retained documents bearing classification markings, along with communications from after his presidency, according to court filings describing the materials seized by the FBI as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into whether he mishandled national security information.

The former US president kept in the desk drawer of his office at the Mar-a-Lago property one document marked “secret” and one marked “confidential” alongside three communications from a book author, a religious leader and a pollster, dated after he departed the White House.

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