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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Julian Borger in Washington

Mar-a-Lago a magnet for spies, officials warn after nuclear file reportedly found

Trump at Mar-a-Lago in November 2018. I’m sure Mar-a-Lago was being targeted by Russian intelligence over the course of the last 18 or 20 months,’ John Brennan said.
Trump at Mar-a-Lago in November 2018. ‘I’m sure Mar-a-Lago was targeted by Russia over the course of the last 18 or 20 months,’ John Brennan said. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty

Mar-a-Lago – the Palm Beach resort and residence where Donald Trump reportedly stored nuclear secrets among a trove of highly classified documents for 18 months since leaving the White House – is a magnet for foreign spies, former intelligence officials have warned.

The Washington Post reported that a document describing an unspecified foreign government’s defences, including its nuclear capabilities, was one of the many highly secret papers Trump took away from the White House when he left office in January 2021.

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