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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Trump fumes about ‘illegally leaked’ CNN tape of him boasting about classified documents

Elizabeth Williams

Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social to fume about a bombshell leaked audio tape where he is heard discussing holding onto “secret” classified documents after leaving office – and admitting that he knows he cannot declassify them.

In the recording, captured during a July 2021 meeting at Mr Trump’s Bedminster golf club and released by CNN on Monday, the former president is heard boasting and laughing with associates about possessing “highly confidential” military documents about Iran.

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