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Donald Trump Kept Classified Documents in Trump Tower, Lawyers Reveal

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The former president held classified material at several of his estates beyond Mar-a-Lago, his lawyers said in their latest court filing.

Donald Trump held classified documents at both Trump Tower and his New Jersey estate, his lawyers have revealed in court documents.Trump held the documents there, as well as in his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, even before his inauguration in 2017, according to the filings. The contents of the classified documents remain unclear.

Cannon has been criticized by chief prosecutor Jack Smith for suggesting that the jury may be allowed to consider that Trump had held presidential records as his personal belongings that he was allowed to keep after leaving the White House.Trump's claim that he designated presidential files as personal items before leaving the White House is a fundamental part of his defense in the classified documents case.

 

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