FBI officials who searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate in 2022 did not search a locked closet and “hidden room” for White House documents, ABC News reported Thursday, raising questions about whether Trump concealed more classified documents from the federal government.

Citing anonymous sources, ABC News reports FBI officials did not search a locked closet—which investigators learned after the search that Trump had changed the lock on months earlier—while his attorney searched the property for classified materials to turn over the government in response to a subpoena.

Investigators found the locked closet, but were reportedly told that the space behind the door “went nowhere” and so decided not to try and open it, according to ABC.

Officials also were not aware at the time of a “hidden room” in Trump’s bedroom, and thus did not search it, ABC reports.

  • @[email protected]
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    fedilink
    310 months ago

    I would be careful admitting to such things on Lemmy, every post here is publicly accessible. There may not be any threat of law enforcement coming after you for that right now, but a fascist wave is a strong possibility in our future and selective enforcement of minor drug offenses is a common method of political persecution.

    • Flying Squid
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      610 months ago

      I understand where you’re coming from, but I am not going to watch what I say in fear of what may happen in the future. As it is right now, I am free to express myself and I’m going to take advantage of that freedom.