A wider group of congressional leaders asked to see the documents, too. Brad Plumer and Lisa Friedman, Trump Team Pushes Fossil Fuels at Climate. The Senate duo also asked the Justice Department to give the committee access to the specific documents that were seized from Mar-a-Lago. In addition to informing Maloney and Schiff of her office’s intent to conduct a damage assessment, Haines sent a similar response to Warner and Rubio on Friday. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both signed onto the request. Mark Warner (D-Va.), and vice chair, Sen. Donald Trump’s legal team on Wednesday offered its most detailed public defense yet of the former president’s conduct in the classified documents case now being investigated by a special counsel. The Senate Intelligence Committee has also asked the intelligence community to conduct a damage assessment related to Trump’s handling of the documents, but the inquiry was bipartisan. That question could also bear on the criminal probe, as Justice Department counterintelligence investigators determine whether the highly classified records were compromised in any way.
The Justice Department previously raised alarms about the lax security of the records within Trump’s estate. Adam Schiff for his leading role in Democratic investigations of former President Donald Trump. The intelligence community’s review is likely to encompass whether any unauthorized individuals had access to the highly sensitive documents. The House GOP voted Wednesday to publicly reprimand Rep. 6 Committee's conclusion that Trump was largely to blame for the events of that day, saying his false claims about the 2020 election results coupled with his tweet. It is critical that the IC move swiftly to assess and, if necessary, to mitigate the damage done - a process that should proceed in parallel with DOJ’s criminal investigation.” “The DOJ affidavit, partially unsealed yesterday, affirms our grave concern that among the documents stored at Mar-a-Lago were those that could endanger human sources. “We are pleased that in response to our inquiry, Director Haines has confirmed that the Intelligence Community and Department of Justice are assessing the damage caused by the improper storage of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago,” Schiff and Maloney said in a joint statement to POLITICO. The affidavit revealed that prosecutors believed Trump was holding a range of top-secret documents at his private residence, including some of the former president’s handwritten notes. Haines’ response came on the same day that a federal judge unsealed a redacted version of the affidavit that laid out the Justice Department’s justification for obtaining a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago.
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