Classified Documents Found in Donald Trump Search of Storage Site

Classified Documents Found in Donald Trump's Search of Storage Site. All you need to know about this breaking news

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A team hired by the former president searched for materials in his possession after a federal judge ordered them to do so.

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One source claims that two sensitive documents were discovered in a sealed box at one of the sites.

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The files were located by Mr. Trump's search team in a federally controlled storage facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Justice Dep. officials warned the former president's lawyers they believed he had more classified information not surrendered in answer to a May demand.

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In August, the F.B.I. looked through Mr. Trump's Florida club and home, Mar-a-Lago, for more classified documents and other presidential records.

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People close to Trump asserted early Wednesday that no classified material was uncovered, which was false.

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After a series of extensive searches were conducted around Thanksgiving, the documents were found.

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In a statement, Mr. Trump's spokesman, Steven Cheung, said that the former president and "his counsel continue to be cooperative and open."

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Lawyer Alex Cannon, who had worked with Mr. Trump in the past, became involved and tried to assist archives authorities in retrieving the data.

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