Current location:style >>
FBI accused of 'altering or manipulating' Trump's Mar
style2491People have gathered around
IntroductionHouse Republicans are investigating whether Donald Trump's classified documents investigation is tai ...
House Republicans are investigating whether Donald Trump's classified documents investigation is tainted following revelations that the FBI may have tampered with the materials.
Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team - who are overseeing the prosecution of Trump for his alleged mishandling of classified documents - admitted that the boxes of files recovered from the former president's Mar-a-Lago home were altered or manipulated.
Previously, Smith and his team had claimed that the evidence was in the original condition it was found in following the August 2022 FBI raid of Trump's Florida residence.
House Judiciary head Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said he has 'grave concerns' about the department's 'commitment to impartial judgment' in a letter to DOJ obtained by DailyMail.com.
Boxes of documents found in the August 2022 FBI raid of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. According to new court filings, the contents of the boxes are not in the same order they were when they were recovered by federal agents
Donald Trump has been indicted on 40 felony charges related to his handling of classified documents after his presidency
The Republican claims the manipulation of the boxes amounts to 'witness tampering.'
The alleged tampering was discovered by Trump aide Walt Nauta's legal team as they sifted through the evidence shared with them by Smith's prosecution, according to Jordan's letter.
Smith has accused Nauta of conspiring with Trump to thwart the classified documents investigation - and he faces charges of misleading federal prosecutors.
Nauta has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Additionally, Jordan's letter reveals that Jay Bratt, a senior member of Smith's prosecution team, improperly asserted that Nauta's lawyers could be given favorable consideration for future roles as judges should they work with federal officials.
'The admission, unfortunately, reflects a broader trend of attorneys for Special Counsel Jack Smith's team violating ethical norms in persecution of President Trump.'
'Given these highly concerning disclosures about the serious ethical lapses in Special Counsel Smith's prosecution, the Committee requests that OPR brief the Committee about what steps you are taking to investigate Jack Smith ... to determine whether disciplinary actions are appropriate,' Jordan wrote.
Jordan wants DOJ to turn over documents and communications related to potential ethics investigations into Smith and information on why the boxes of documents were manipulated.
The Ohio Republican gave the department until May 20 to comply with his request.
Special Counsel Jack Smith admitted in a court filing Friday that his team changed the order of documents seized from Donald Trump's home in August 2022
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to the classified documents-related charges
In total, the FBI raid of Trump's Florida home yielded 33 boxes of documents, some containing classified files.
As a result, the former president was indicted on 40 felony charges, 32 of which come under the Espionage Act for handling classified files and another eight related to lying to prosecutors and obstructing justice.
The trial for Trump's classified document case was expected to begin on May 20, but the judge in the case has not issued a new start date.
It is unclear when the case will begin.
The FBI did not immediately return a request for comment.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Planet Pulse news portal”。http://chad.liveandunplugged.org/html-3e599462.html
Related articles
Paulson Prize for Sustainability 2024 opens for applications
styleThe Paulson Institute, in partnership with Tsinghua University, recently announced that applications ...
【style】
Read moreWhat REALLY happened the night of OJ Simpson and Kris Jenner allegedly hooked up in the hot tub
styleJerry Oppenheimer is an author whose biographies include 'The Kardashians: An American Drama'. He is ...
【style】
Read moreMy friend turned up to my wedding as a surprise, took four pizzas and had sex with my sister
styleA groom who was left in an awkward situation on his big day due to a 'surprise' guest has taken to s...
【style】
Read more
Popular articles
- Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?
- Moment police arrest teenager Brian Cohee who hid head of homeless man he murdered in closet
- Michigan approves 'extremely toxic' copper mine just 100ft from Lake Superior
- The View host Sara Haines REFUSES to say OJ Simpson's name in the wake of his death
- China beats Indonesia to claim its 16th Uber Cup title
- Pay offer a 'significant loss' to frontline officers
Latest articles
Apple's biggest announcements from its iPad event: new sizes, faster chips
Podcast pick: The best audio show to listen to now
California is poised for major earthquake THIS YEAR
The Apprentice star Tre Lowe shares Lord Sugar's secret five
Chinese cars gain popularity in Botswana
I lifted 200kg weights two days before giving birth
LINKS
- Prominent figure in German far
- Tori Spelling, 50, brags she has the 'lady parts of a 14
- New BYU basketball coach Kevin Young focused on building NBA pipeline with Cougars
- Rare bornean orangutan is born at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida
- How cops used DNA left in a park 30 years ago to track down the Woodland Rapist
- UN chief calls for reform of global financial architecture, particularly with regard to debt
- Judge hits the tiebreaking single in 9th as Yankees rally to avoid sweep with 6
- Beyonce surprises Dawn Staley with gifts after her third NCAA title with South Carolina
- Russian air defense forces neutralize over 30,000 Ukrainian aerial weapons
- Direct flights resume between Chengdu, Auckland