A former DOJ lawyer, Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, was indicted by the Justice Department for allegedly emailing confidential portions of Jack Smith’s still-secret report to her personal email account. The indictment alleges she sent the material under the subject line “Fw: Bundt_Cake _Recipe.pdf.” It also alleges she compiled internal DOJ correspondence related to the investigation into a chocolate cake recipe. The indictment includes four counts covering theft of government property, concealment of a public record, and altering a record in a federal investigation. The material referenced is described as confidential and connected to criminal activity by Donald Trump that the DOJ concluded could support conviction at trial.
"Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, 62, served as the managing Assistant U.S. Attorney running the Fort Pierce branch of the Southern District of Florida. The indictment alleges that Lineberger emailed a copy of the report to her personal email account under the title "Fw: Bundt_Cake _Recipe.pdf." She also allegedly compiled internal DOJ correspondence about the investigation into a chocolate cake recipe."
"Taking secret government documents and keeping them in personal custody despite no longer having a legal right to them? It's almost as if that's the exact behavior the underlying report is about. Except, of course, the report is about Trump stealing highly classified materials instead of a taxpayer-funded report that is only secret because Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the report suppressed as heresy against Donald Trump."
"And now Trump's DOJ is bringing a federal criminal case to enforce Cannon's coverup. Makes you wonder just how bad this report must be! The four-count indictment charging her with theft of government property, concealment of a public record, and altering a record in a federal investigation. The indictment does not allege she sent Volume II to"
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