DoJ pushes back on Trump’s claims it planted evidence at Mar-a-Lago

The Division of Justice has pushed again on the unsubstantiated claims from Donald Trump that the company planted proof throughout its search of Mar-a-Lago, submitting a barely amended checklist of seized supplies and an affidavit that the checklist displays what was taken in the course of the 8 August search.

The FBI submitted a primary model of the stock checklist a number of weeks in the past. It solely had one enterprise day to compile the primary checklist however had extra time to submit the latest model, reported CNN.

The company additionally stated that, within the up to date model, it filtered out doubtlessly privileged objects.

“I'm not conscious of any paperwork or supplies seized from the Premises on that date by the FBI that aren't mirrored within the Revised Detailed Property Stock … aside from supplies that the Privilege Evaluation Staff has not offered to the Case Staff,” wrote an FBI agent within the affidavit.

The unnamed agent famous that modifications between the 2 variations have been “minor”.

Choose Raymond Dearie, the particular grasp appointed to overview the paperwork case, requested that the FBI submit a list to supply a “full and correct” image of what was obtained within the search.

Dearie’s request got here after Trump and a number of other allies claimed, with out proof, that the FBI planted objects throughout its search of the Florida mansion.

Dearie has given Trump’s attorneys till Friday to supply any proof to again up the accusation that the company is “incorrectly describing” any supplies. “This submission shall be Plaintiff’s closing alternative to lift any factual dispute as to the completeness and accuracy of the Detailed Property Stock,” Dearie wrote.

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