A lawyer representing Donald Trump in the affair of the sensitive documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago has claimed that the matter has been overhyped, likening a crucial Department of Justice letter to “the stuff of an overdue library book.
Appearing on Fox News, attorney Jim Trusty worked hard to draw a comparison between the investigation into Mr Trump and the FBI probe of Hillary Clinton’s handling of emails while serving as secretary of state – a scandal invoked by many Trump allies as they try to demonstrate a double standard in the treatment of the ex-president.
