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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

Trump claims he can’t be prosecuted for hoarding secret papers and claims Secret Service were watching over them

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Donald Trump has claimed that he cannot be prosecuted for hoarding secret papers amid the ongoing criminal investigation into the former president’s Florida estate from where a tranche of documents were recovered last month.

“You mentioned the word ‘prosecute’. I don’t... I don’t think this is prosecutable. Under the Presidential records Act, there is no retribution or prosecution. You’re supposed to negotiate...,” Mr Trump said in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday, calling the situation “unfair”.

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