A new report claims that the FBI sought documents to exonerate President Donald Trump from Russia-related allegations and charges. Newsweek was informed by anonymous intelligence personnel who provided the information.
The FBI collected all of the documents that were government property and used concerns about classified documents to justify the raid, but agents were looking for Trump’s personal stash containing documents related to Russian collusion accusations against him, fearing that he would “weaponize” them, Newsweek reported. An ex-Trump official suggested that Trump may have intended to make the documents available for a potential presidential bid.
“Trump was particularly interested in matters related to the Russia hoax and the wrong-doings of the deep state,” the official told the outlet, adding that he may have intended to use the documents in a 2024 presidential campaign. “I think he felt, and I agree, that these are facts that the American people need to know.”
“The true target was these documents that Trump had been collecting since early in his administration,” the source said.
Trump sent a memo requesting that Crossfire Hurricane documents be declassified.
Then, President #TrumpIssued this memorandum on 1/19/2021 about declassification FBI Crossfire Hurricane records. Circulated at AG, DNI and CIA. This may be of interest once complete Mar-a-Largo holdings are catalogued. https://t.co/riiagd8ct6 pic.twitter.com/T8YKrZptS7
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) August 12, 2022
This is consistent with Paul Sperry’s previous report.
DEVELOPING: Investigators reportedly met back in June w Trump & his lawyers in Mar-a-Lago storage rm to survey docs & things seemed copasetic but then FBI raids weeks later. Speculation on Hill FBI had PERSONAL stake & searching for classified docs related to its #Spygate scandal.
This sounds like documents which would show that the case had been trumped-up against him.
The majority of sensible people have disproved Russia collusion. So I’m not sure whatever the documents are would so much prove his innocence as they might be things that would indicate the guilt of others in plans/efforts against him.
Another new thing in the report from Newsweek is that it refers to 42 boxes “accidentally shipped.” That matches with the prior reports the GSA sent boxes to Trump. If so, that would make it harder to prosecute for things that Trump didn’t even remove.
So add one more report to the story that the raid isn’t exactly about what the FBI has claimed it’s about.