FBI’s hunt on Donald Trump: New elements in the investigation

Published on 08/23/2022 at 06:37Reading Time: 2 Minutes

TookFormer US President Donald Trump asked a court Monday to appoint an independent expert to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Florida home to determine whether any of them may or may not be kept confidential.

The discovery, carried out by federal police on August 8 and unprecedented for a former head of state, was “illegal and unconstitutional, and we are doing everything we can to recover the documents,” said the Republican billionaire in a press release.

In a court document where he reiterates that he was targeted for political reasons, the former president seeks the appointment of an independent expert who will be responsible for reviewing seized documents and determining what Mr Trump will keep “confidential”. can, and therefore will not be used in the survey. “He took documents protected confidentially between the client and the lawyer,” he said in his press release.

The list of items seized by the FBI, made public, refers to several documents classified as “top secret”. Investigators suspect Republicans violated a US law on espionage that very strictly regulates the possession of confidential documents. Donald Trump assured that these documents have been made public.

“The government has long treated President Donald Trump unfairly,” his attorney writes in the court document, claiming he is “favourite in the 2024 Republican presidential primary” as well as in the presidential election. even if he decides to stand as a candidate”.

Justice “cannot be used for political purposes”, he still says.

Donald Trump is also the target of investigation for his efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election and his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by his supporters. They have not been prosecuted yet.