{"id":35363,"date":"2022-09-01T12:28:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=35363"},"modified":"2022-09-01T12:28:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:28:55","slug":"trump-news-today-latest-ex-president-says-fbi-staged-mar-a-lago-photo-in-truth-social-rant-as-palin-loses-alaska-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/01\/trump-news-today-latest-ex-president-says-fbi-staged-mar-a-lago-photo-in-truth-social-rant-as-palin-loses-alaska-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news today latest: Ex-president says FBI staged Mar-a-Lago photo in Truth Social rant as Palin loses Alaska election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"VideoPlayer__Wrapper-sc-fcguo0-0 FtmcQ\">\n<div class=\"VideoPlayer__VideoCaption-sc-fcguo0-1 fsFYMP\">\n<p>Obstruction emerges as key focus in Trump documents probe\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a new filing from his legal team failed to clarify their objections to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/fbi\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI<\/a>\u2019s search at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/mar-a-lago\" rel=\"noopener\">Mar-a-Lago<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/donald-trump\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> accused the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/justice-department\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Department<\/a> of staging an already infamous photo of classified documents seized at his residence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere seems to be confusion as to the \u2018picture\u2019 where documents were sloppily thrown on the floor and then released photographically for the world to see,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/108919551852852903\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a>, \u201cas if that\u2019s what the FBI found when they broke into my home. Wrong! They took them out of cartons and spread them around on the carpet, making it look like a big \u2018find\u2019 for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Justice Department policy means that any charges resulting from the raid will likely not be announced until <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-criminal-charges-midterm-elections-b2156991.html\" rel=\"noopener\">after the midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Truth Social users were quick to denounce <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sarah-palin\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Palin<\/a>\u2019s loss to Democratic candidate Mary Peltola in an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/alaska\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska<\/a> special election as the result of election fraud.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LiveBlog__Wrapper-sc-12zawf2-0 emMRKM\">\n<aside class=\"LiveBlog__KeyPointsRoot-sc-12zawf2-1 bkDgZL js-key-points\">\n<h2>Key points<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p><amp-live-list id=\"6b95de00-8fa2-4b02-bd88-86b99e6e981a\" data-max-items-per-page=\"10\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-container\" i-amphtml-layout=\"container\"><button class=\"LiveBlog__UpdateButton-sc-12zawf2-4 gaJVfv\" update=\"\" on=\"tap:6b95de00-8fa2-4b02-bd88-86b99e6e981a.update\">Show latest update <span class=\"Refresh-sc-14ov20w-0 hplOA\"><br \/>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"> <path d=\"M17.65 6.35C16.2 4.9 14.21 4 12 4c-4.42 0-7.99 3.58-7.99 8s3.57 8 7.99 8c3.73 0 6.84-2.55 7.73-6h-2.08c-.82 2.33-3.04 4-5.65 4-3.31 0-6-2.69-6-6s2.69-6 6-6c1.66 0 3.14.69 4.22 1.78L13 11h7V4l-2.35 2.35z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div items=\"\">\n<div data-sort-time=\"1662032408000\" data-update-time=\"1662032509000\" id=\"post-809379\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809379\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T12:15:31.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662034531<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">When is today\u2019s hearing on the Mar-a-Lago documents?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>After tit-for-tat filings from the Trump legal team and the Department of Justice, a Trump-appointed judge in West Palm Beach will today hear the ex-president\u2019s lawyers argue for a special master to be appointed to sift through the documents seized by the FBI on 8 August. The hearing is scheduled for 1pm ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>It comes after a disastrous 24 hours for Donald Trump\u2019s lawyers. Their response last night to the DoJ\u2019s filing being ridiculed as \u201cgibberish\u201d, whileattorney Alina Habba has confirmed on Fox News that Mr Trump regularly received guests in the office where some of the papers were found. The ex-president himself, meanwhile, has apparently confirmed in a Truth Social post that the documents he previously suggested had been planted by agents were, in fact, in his possession, albeit in \u201ccartons\u201d rather than strewn over his office carpet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>The department argued in its Monday filing that the Trump lawyer\u2019s request for a special master \u201cfails for multiple, independent reasons\u201d \u2013 among them that Mr Trump \u201clacks standing to seek judicial relief or oversight as to Presidential records because those records do not belong to him\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>For more on the latest legal back-and-forth, here\u2019s <strong>Andrew Feinberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleLink__Wrapper-sc-1ximx57-0 lnVikZ\">\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/15\/22\/trump_new_legal_team_2.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/15\/22\/trump_new_legal_team_2.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" style=\"display:block;padding-top:73.9308%\"\/><\/amp-img><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ArticleLink__Title-sc-1ximx57-1 cHosZN\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-legal-team-documents-latest-b2157154.html\" class=\"ArticleLink__Link-sc-1ximx57-2 dpFpaA\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump legal team says classified records \u2018no cause for alarm\u2019 in bizarre filing<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ArticleLink__Description-sc-1ximx57-3 eRKlTz\">Legal experts contacted by The Independent described the court filing by Mr Trump\u2019s lawyers as \u2018total bulls***\u2019, \u2018gibberish\u2019, and containing \u2018nothing coherent\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Andrew Naughtie<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 13:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1662029023000\" data-update-time=\"1662031752000\" id=\"post-809358\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809358\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T11:45:31.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662032731<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">Watch: Trump lawyer confirms ex-president hosted guests in office where papers were kept<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Alina Habba, one of the several attorneys on Donald Trump\u2019s current legal team, appeared on Sean Hannity\u2019s Fox News show last night to discuss the FBI\u2019s picture of multiple classified documents strewn across the floor of the ex-president\u2019s office at his Mar-a-Lago residence. And in the course of her appearance, she made what many observers have characterised as a serious misstep.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>In her telling, she herself has been in the office, and Mr Trump \u201che has guests frequently there\u201d \u2013 thus placing herself at the scene where the documents were found, and also confirming concerns that others besides Mr Trump had access to places where they were kept.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Read more from <strong>Maroosha Muzaffar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleLink__Wrapper-sc-1ximx57-0 lnVikZ\">\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/09\/01\/00\/newFile.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/09\/01\/00\/newFile.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" style=\"display:block;padding-top:73.9308%\"\/><\/amp-img><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ArticleLink__Title-sc-1ximx57-1 cHosZN\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-lawyer-top-secret-maralago-b2157221.html\" class=\"ArticleLink__Link-sc-1ximx57-2 dpFpaA\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump lawyer admits ex-president \u2018frequently\u2019 had guests in office<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ArticleLink__Description-sc-1ximx57-3 eRKlTz\">Trump claims photo released by Justice Department is staged<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Andrew Naughtie<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 12:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1662020312000\" data-update-time=\"1662020312000\" id=\"post-809287\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809287\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T11:15:24.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662030924<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">Trump mulling delaying decision on 2024 run as legal probe widens, report says<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Donald Trump is weighing waiting until the midterm elections in November to launch his third bid for presidency as the legal probe against him deepens, reported CNN citing sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>\u201cEveryone was operating under the assumption that shortly after Labor Day would be the best possible time to launch, but that has changed and he\u2019s being told to deal with the FBI stuff first,\u201d a Trump adviser was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>\u201cThere is a direct tie if Trump becomes a campaign ad in November and Republicans lose the Senate, and the last thing he wants is to be blamed,\u201d another former Trump campaign aide said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image align-none\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/31\/15\/Trump_FBI_42304.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/31\/15\/Trump_FBI_42304.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Trump FBI&lt;\/p&gt;\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" style=\"display:block;padding-top:73.9308%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"Caption__Wrapper-sc-124m7nc-0 jBJvqd caption\">\n<p> (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Sravasti Dasgupta<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 12:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1662019001000\" data-update-time=\"1662019001000\" id=\"post-809276\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809276\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T10:45:24.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662029124<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">Trump&#8217;s response in court &#8216;all over the map&#8217; says ex-FBI official<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has reacted to former president Donald Trump\u2019s formal response in court to the Justice Department\u2019s filing, which revealed new details about the Mar-a-Lago investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all over the map,\u201d he said in an appearance on CNN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Sravasti Dasgupta<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 11:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1662017564000\" data-update-time=\"1662026349000\" id=\"post-809259\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809259\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T10:15:24.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662027324<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">ICYMI: Trump accuses FBI of staging photo of secret documents on floor of Mar-a-Lago<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Donald Trump has accused the FBI of staging a photo of secret documents on the floor of his Mar-a-Lago home insisting, \u201cThey dropped them not me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image align-none\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/09\/01\/10\/Screenshot%202022-09-01%20105528.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/09\/01\/10\/Screenshot%202022-09-01%20105528.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" style=\"display:block;padding-top:73.9308%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"Caption__Wrapper-sc-124m7nc-0 jBJvqd caption\">\n<p> (Truth Social)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Similar claims have been made by various of his surrogates, including lawyer Alina Habba, who are now focusing on criticising the release and composition of the photo as opposed to explaining why its contents were present in the president\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleLink__Wrapper-sc-1ximx57-0 lnVikZ\">\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/31\/15\/Trump_FBI_18033.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/31\/15\/Trump_FBI_18033.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" style=\"display:block;padding-top:73.9308%\"\/><\/amp-img><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ArticleLink__Title-sc-1ximx57-1 cHosZN\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-fbi-photograph-documents-b2157092.html\" class=\"ArticleLink__Link-sc-1ximx57-2 dpFpaA\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump accuses FBI of staging photo of secret documents on floor of Mar-a-Lago<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ArticleLink__Description-sc-1ximx57-3 eRKlTz\">\u2018They took them out of cartons and spread them around on the carpet, making it look like a big \u2018find\u2019 for them\u2019 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Andrew Naughtie<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 11:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1662015761000\" data-update-time=\"1662015761000\" id=\"post-809249\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809249\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T09:45:24.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662025524<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">Ex-CIA chief John Brennan says Trump had &#8216;nefarious intentions&#8217;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Former CIA director John Brennan has hit out at Donald Trump as the probe into whether he held classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence deepems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>\u201cTherefore, it\u2019s clearly [sic] that he had nefarious intentions which is why I think it\u2019s so important that the Department of Justice and the FBI and the intelligence community get to the bottom of this, because there\u2019s nothing short of our national security that is at stake,\u201d he said on MSNBC\u2019S \u201cThe ReidOut\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Sravasti Dasgupta<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 10:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1662013313000\" data-update-time=\"1662013313000\" id=\"post-809242\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809242\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T09:15:24.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662023724<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">Trump lawyer says ex-president \u2018frequently\u2019 had guests in room with classified documents<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>An attorney for Donald Trump unwittingly admitted that the former president \u201cfrequently\u201d had guests in the room where top secret papers were found.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m somebody who has been in his office.. I have firsthand knowledge. I have never seen that. That is not the way his office looks.. He has guests frequently there,\u201d Alina Habba was quoted as saying to Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleLink__Wrapper-sc-1ximx57-0 lnVikZ\">\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/09\/01\/00\/newFile.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/09\/01\/00\/newFile.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" style=\"display:block;padding-top:73.9308%\"\/><\/amp-img><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ArticleLink__Title-sc-1ximx57-1 cHosZN\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-lawyer-top-secret-maralago-b2157221.html\" class=\"ArticleLink__Link-sc-1ximx57-2 dpFpaA\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump lawyer admits ex-president \u2018frequently\u2019 had guests in office<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ArticleLink__Description-sc-1ximx57-3 eRKlTz\">Trump claims photo released by Justice Department is staged<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Sravasti Dasgupta<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 10:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1661980783000\" data-update-time=\"1662022776000\" id=\"post-809163\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809163\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T09:00:00.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662022800<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">Trump claims FBI agents \u2018threw\u2019 classified documents \u2018all over the floor\u2019<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Former president <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/donald-trump\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is now accusing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/fbi\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI<\/a> agents of staging a photograph taken during the 8 August search of his home and office to \u201cmake [him] look bad\u201d and repeating his previous claim to have declassified the entire lot of highly sensitive <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/documents\" rel=\"noopener\">documents<\/a> found there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleLink__Wrapper-sc-1ximx57-0 lnVikZ\">\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/31\/13\/newFile-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/31\/13\/newFile-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" style=\"display:block;padding-top:73.9308%\"\/><\/amp-img><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ArticleLink__Title-sc-1ximx57-1 cHosZN\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-documents-mar-a-lago-evidence-b2156627.html\" class=\"ArticleLink__Link-sc-1ximx57-2 dpFpaA\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump claims FBI agents \u2018threw\u2019 classified docs \u2018all over the floor\u2019 to frame him <\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ArticleLink__Description-sc-1ximx57-3 eRKlTz\">Mr Trump is still claiming to have declassified documents that show no evidence of having been declassified <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Andrew Naughtie<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 10:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1661981166000\" data-update-time=\"1661981166000\" id=\"post-809175\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809175\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T08:45:00.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662021900<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">Ex-intel officials say Trump\u2019s document hoarding could ruin years of work<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Former president <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/donald-trump\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/hoarding\" rel=\"noopener\">hoarding<\/a> of highly classified national defence information at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/palm-beach\" rel=\"noopener\">Palm Beach<\/a>, Florida, home could bring about a level of damage to US <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/intelligence\" rel=\"noopener\">intelligence<\/a> operations not seen in decades, according to current and former intelligence community officials and experts who spoke to <em>The Independent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Andrew Feinberg assesses the potential impact on US intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleLink__Wrapper-sc-1ximx57-0 lnVikZ\">\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/31\/15\/Trump_FBI_18033.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/31\/15\/Trump_FBI_18033.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" style=\"display:block;padding-top:73.9308%\"\/><\/amp-img><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ArticleLink__Title-sc-1ximx57-1 cHosZN\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-maralago-documents-intelligence-sources-b2157004.html\" class=\"ArticleLink__Link-sc-1ximx57-2 dpFpaA\" rel=\"noopener\">Ex-intel officials say Trump\u2019s document hoarding could ruin years of work <\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ArticleLink__Description-sc-1ximx57-3 eRKlTz\">Intelligence experts say efforts to mitigate damage from Mr Trump\u2019s hoarding of classified documents at his Florida home could bring down years-long efforts to cultivate intelligence sources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Post__PostMeta-sc-1aliocs-3 bDuuov\">\n<p><span class=\"Post__Author-sc-1aliocs-5 lenJzS\">Oliver O&#8217;Connell<\/span><span class=\"Post__PostCreated-sc-1aliocs-6 irNdXH\">1 September 2022 09:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1661981106000\" data-update-time=\"1661981106000\" id=\"post-809173\" class=\"Post__PostWrapper-sc-1aliocs-0 dCuzGG\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/#post-809173\" class=\"Post__PostAnchor-sc-1aliocs-1 fOyUll\" rel=\"noopener\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T08:15:00.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1662020100<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Post__PostContent-sc-1aliocs-2 dkROpk\">\n<h3 class=\"Post__PostHeading-sc-1aliocs-7 koFcLr\">Who is Trump attorney Christina Bobb?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"PostContent__MarkupWrapper-sc-1cce0ny-0 euhFOv\">\n<p>Alex Woodward profiles the former far-right OAN anchor now at centre of Mar-a-Lago probe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleLink__Wrapper-sc-1ximx57-0 lnVikZ\">\n<figure class=\"Image__ImageWrapper-sc-482ou5-0 gSYFvi image\"><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/12\/07\/Screenshot%20%288%29.png?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/08\/12\/07\/Screenshot%20%288%29.png?quality=75&amp;width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=982:726,smart 640w\" height=\"726\" width=\"982\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer slot=\"i-amphtml-svc\" 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