Donald Trump’s ‘goose is cooked’ after ex-employee says he ordered Mar-a-Lago docs moved: legal experts

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After The Washington Post published a new bombshell on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents, legal experts said it would be more likely that the Department of Justice would indict Donald Trump.

“A Trump employee has told federal agents about moving boxes of documents at Mar-a-Lago at the specific direction of the former president, according to people familiar with the investigation, who say the witness account — combined with security-camera footage — offers key evidence of Donald Trump’s behavior as investigators sought the return of classified material,” the newspaper reported. “The witness description and footage described to The Washington Post offer the most direct account to date of Trump’s actions and instructions leading up to the FBI’s Aug. 8 search of the Florida residence and private club, in which agents were looking for evidence of potential crimes including obstruction, destruction of government records or mishandling classified information.”

Legal experts quickly weighed in on the reported development.

Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti noted in a Twitter thread, during the employee’s first interview, he lied to the FBI, denying handling documents. His story changed during the second interview.”

“The employee is unlikely to be charged if he continues to cooperate. But his testimony suggests that Trump tried to keep documents from the DOJ, which had already served a grand jury subpoena for the documents *before* the employee was ordered to move them,” Mariotti explained. “This testimony, combined with other facts (such as the false certification to the DOJ) suggests an effort to hide the documents from the federal government. This evidence is an aggravating factor that could weigh in favor of charging Trump.”

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