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Former US Prez Donald Trump potentially facing Espionage Act violation case

The FBI seized classified material from Donald Trump, and court filings revealed the former president may be under investigation for mishandling government records

Donald Trump has said, "Jan 6th was not simply a protest, it represented the greatest movement in the history of our country.” (Photo: Bloomberg)
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The FBI seized classified material from Donald Trump in a search that has thrown US politics into turmoil, and court filings revealed the former president may be under investigation for mishandling government records and potentially compromising national security information.

Court documents unsealed by a judge Friday shed new light on Trump’s legal exposure in the latest of a string of investigations into his activities as a businessman, sitting president, and ex-officeholder and deepens his legal troubles on the eve of a potential third bid for the White House.

The list of information seized during Monday’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida

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