Donald Trump's legal team 'hand over a folder with classification markings found last month at his Mar-a-Lago resort to the DOJ'
- Further classified documents were found at Mar-a-Lago and given to the DOJ
- The material-in-question was copied to a laptop, which was also surrendered
- The handover was made by Trump lawyer James Trusty
The material contained in the envelope had also been electronically copied on to a laptop and thumb drive that belonged to an aide who works for the Save America PAC. That laptop and thumb drive are now in the hands of the government, ABC News reported Friday.
The envelope was discovered by Trump aides in January as they searched the resort in the hunt for further classified documents in order to comply with the DOJ's investigation. It was turned over to the feds by Trump lawyer James Trusty.
The material-in-question was found inside Mar-a-Lago and not in the storage facility that was being used to house the hundreds of documents that were seized by investigators in August 2022.
Last year, the FBI executed a search warrant at Trump's home and recovered numerous documents that were marked classified. Since then, similar documents have been recovered at the private residences of President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence.
In a statement to ABC News, Trump's team maintained their stance that the investigations are 'politically motivated' and a 'witch hunt' designed to hurt his chances of winning the presidency in 2024.
The statement jokingly referred to the DOJ as the 'Department of Injustice' and went on to redundantly call the probe a 'fake hoax.'
The development comes hours after it was revealed that the FBI has found more classified documents at Mike Pence's Indiana home, adding to the material discovered by his own team earlier.
Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said the Department of Justice completed a five-hour search and found at least one more file with classified markings following a 'consensual search of his residence' Friday.
O'Malley said in a statement that the Justice Department 'completed a thorough and unrestricted search of five hours and removed one document with classified markings and six additional pages without such markings that were not discovered in the initial review by the vice president’s counsel.'
'The vice president has directed his legal team to continue its cooperation with appropriate authorities and to be fully transparent through the conclusion of this matter,' he continued. The search came hours after it was revealed Pence was subpoenaed by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating Trump.
Following that subpoena, Trump called Pence 'an honorable man' on social media.
Last month, Pence's lawyers disclosed that a 'small number' of documents with classified markings were discovered at the ex-veep's home. On Friday more were found.
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Donald Trump's legal team 'hand over a folder with classification markings found last month to DOJ' | Daily Mail Online
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