"Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Donald Trump showed a classified map to individuals on his plane after his presidency, including his chief of staff, Susie Wiles."
"The incident was detailed in a January 2023 memo for Attorney General Merrick Garland, approximately six months before special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with retaining classified documents."
"Trump's alleged disclosure of the map marks the second known instance of him displaying a classified map in front of Wiles, with the first occurring at his Bedminster club."
"The classified map shown at Bedminster was a military map of Afghanistan, which Trump used to criticize Joe Biden for the US withdrawal in 2021."
Federal prosecutors examined Donald Trump's potential showing of a classified map to individuals on his plane, including his chief of staff, Susie Wiles. This incident was noted in a January 2023 memo prepared for Attorney General Merrick Garland, prior to the indictment regarding Trump's retention of classified documents. The memo indicated that Trump had previously displayed a classified map at his Bedminster club. The map in question was a military map of Afghanistan, used by Trump to criticize Joe Biden's withdrawal from the country in 2021.
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