trump claimed classified document discussed on tape isn’t real. But the document was among those he returned to the National Archives
“There was no document,” trump told Fox News on June 19, 2023
“These are the papers,” trump says in the recording.The audio recording comes from a July 2021 interview trump gave at his Bedminster resort for people working on the memoir of Mark Meadows, trump’s former chief of staff. The special counsel’s indictment alleges that those in attendance – a writer, publisher and two of trump’s staff members – were shown classified information about the plan of attack on Iran. "This was done by the military and given to me,” trump continues, before noting that the document remained classified.
“See as president I could have declassified it,” trump says. “Now I can’t, you know, but this is still a secret.”
“Now we have a problem,” his staffer responds.
“Isn’t that interesting,” trump says.
“These are the papers,” trump says in the recording.The audio recording comes from a July 2021 interview trump gave at his Bedminster resort for people working on the memoir of Mark Meadows, trump’s former chief of staff. The special counsel’s indictment alleges that those in attendance – a writer, publisher and two of trump’s staff members – were shown classified information about the plan of attack on Iran. "This was done by the military and given to me,” trump continues, before noting that the document remained classified.
“See as president I could have declassified it,” trump says. “Now I can’t, you know, but this is still a secret.”
“Now we have a problem,” his staffer responds.
“Isn’t that interesting,” trump says.
