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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gino Spocchia

Trump appears to admit some documents seized by FBI were unlawfully held at Mar-a-Lago, expert says

AP

Donald Trump has appeared to admit that documents taken from his Mar-a-Lago home were held by him unlawfully in a motion challenging the FBI’s review of the files.

Writing in a motion filed in Florida on Monday, lawyers for the former US president argued for the appointment of a neutral special master to review the documents seized by FBI agents on 8 August, to determine which ones could be covered by executive privilege.

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