Trump classified files: Mar-a-Lago employee 'FLOODED room containing video ... trends now
In the latest twist in the dramatic tale of Donald Trump's possession of classified documents, an employee at Mar-a-Lago drained the resort's swimming pool last October and flooded a room where computer servers containing surveillance video logs were kept, according to a new report out Monday.
Federal prosecutors at the Justice Department have asked at least one witness about the incident, CNN reported, as they obtained surveillance footage to track how White House records were moved around Trump's Palm Beach residence.
It's unclear if the room was intentionally flooded or if it was a mistake. Prosecutors are investigating whether there was any attempt by Trump or his associates to obstruct the Justice Department's investigation after Trump received a subpoena in May 2022 for classified documents.
The latest twist comes as Trump's lawyers went to the Justice Department on Monday morning to make their case that the government should not charge the former president in connection with his possession of the documents.
Trump attorneys Lindsey Halligan, from left, John Rowley and James Trusty exit the Department of Justice on Monday after meeting with federal prosecutors
Lindsey Halligan, John Rowley and James Trusty spent about two hours at the Justice Department, according to reports, and their meeting included special counsel Jack Smith, who is heading up the federal probe. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco were not present.
After the meeting, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to post a message that seemed to indicate his lawyers had discussed with him the possibilityhe might be indicted.
'How can DOJ possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong,' Trump wrote in all capital letters.
Trump has denied any wrong doing and claims to be the victim of a politically-charged investigation led by prosecutors who don't want to see him make another run for president.
Prosecutors have focused on Trump, his body man Walt Nauta and a maintenance worker who helped Nauta move boxes of classified documents ahead of federal agents searching the property last summer in their investigation.
The maintenance worker is the person who drained the pool that led to the flooding of the IT room where the surveillance footage was held, CNN reported.
A Mar-a-Lago employee drained the resort's swimming pool and flooded a room where computer servers containing surveillance video logs were kept
Donald Trump has denied any wrongdoing but took to his Truth Social platform to post a message that seemed to indicate his lawyers had discussed with him the possibility he might be indicted
Under the Presidential Records Act, all documents from a presidential administration are the federal government's property and go to the National Archives upon the end of a presidency. Trump, it's been reported, believed they were his property.
