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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Senate intel chairman wants review to determine if Trump’s hoarding of secret papers compromised security

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The chair of the House Intelligence Committee and other Democrats slammed former president Donald Trump for carelessly handling documents containing some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets after a redacted version of the affidavit used to secure a warrant for the search of his Florida home showed the ex-president had documents marked as containing intelligence from confidential human sources.

In a statement, Virginia Senator Mark Warner said it appeared, based on the affidavit, that the “improperly handled documents at Mar-a-Lago” — the Palm Beach mansion turned private club where Mr Trump maintains his primary residence and official post-presidential office — included “some of our most sensitive intelligence”.

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