US authorities opposed the involvement of an independent lawyer in analysing documents seized during searches at former US President Donald Trump's home.
A statement issued by the Attorney General's Office, which arrived on Tuesday at the Federal Court Rule for the Southern District of Florida, said Trump's lawyer's request was "inadmissible for a number of reasons."
The statement noted that the presidency documents, which the former President's lawyers want to involve a delegated lawyer in their study, "are not his (Trump's) property", but are the property of the United States Government under its supervision.
The United States Department of Justice does not consider the involvement of an independent lawyer "necessary
- as it would greatly prejudice the interests of the Government
- including in the area of national security
- "and "will create barriers to the ongoing criminal investigation".
The Public Prosecutor's Office also indicated that the District Court had no authority to issue a decision on the possible return of confiscated documents, which was called for by the defence party.
Lawyers for former US President Donald Trump have previously asked the court to appoint a commissioner lawyer to study documents seized from Trump's home in Florida. On 26 August, they reiterated that they considered it necessary to involve a future expert in the study and analysis of documents. On August 27, attorney Aileen Kennon, who Trump appointed to the post in 2020, announced that she intended to grant the lawyers' request.
Melania Trump comments for the first time on the FBI raid on their Florida home
Former US President Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump has commented on the FBI raiding their home to search for classified documents.
- While Donald Trump was angry about the FBI's research in Mar-a-Lago
- Melania was quiet about it, but she is "now disturbed by the search."
- As is customary, Melania was angry that her privacy broke through
- considering that "being part of Donald Trump's orbit means that such things happen."
She pointed out that she was "more upset than people were in her house looking in her wardrobe."
However, the former First Lady of America was not so angry as to make a statement or start defending Trump or engaging in all exchanges with the US government and the Justice Department and what the former President was doing.
"All she wanted was, don't mess with my things, don't search my closet."
"FBI": Trump mixing top secret documents with magazines and other things
The US FBI has released new details about confidential documents seized at former President Donald Trump's home.
Fourteen of the 15 funds recovered from former U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida property early this year contained classified documents, many of which were top secret and mixed with various newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence, the FBI reported.
According to FBI, no space was allocated at Trump's Mar-a-Lago property to store classified documents.
The Bureau of Investigation report explained the rationale for the office's inspection of the property this month, providing in a 32-page document that has been heavily revised to protect the safety of witnesses and law enforcement officials and the integrity of the ongoing investigation the most detailed description yet of government records stored in Mar-a-Lago long after Trump left the White House.
It also reveals the gravity of the Government's fears that the documents were there illegally.
- The statement further illustrates how indiscriminate retention of government records is highly confidential
- and the apparent failure to protect them despite US officials' pleas for months.
- Trump could be under a whole new legal threat while laying
- the groundwork for another possible presidential election in 2024.
"The Government is conducting a criminal investigation into the inappropriate transfer and storage of confidential information in unauthorized locations, in addition to unlawful concealment or removal of government records," an FBI agent wrote on the first page of the affidavit.
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