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Martin Pengelly in New York

Prosecutors have evidence Trump showed classified papers to people – report

A security guard stands on the perimeter of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home
Indictments in the federal investigation into Trump’s retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago are said to be close. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Federal prosecutors have evidence Donald Trump showed classified documents to people, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources, as the investigation into his handling of national security materials and obstruction of justice approaches its conclusion.

The development could raise the stakes for the former president as it exposes him to serious action under the Espionage Act, of wilfully communicating national security materials rather than simply retaining them, which is rarely charged.

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