Former President Donald Trump faces a total of 37 counts in a federal indictment related to his handling of classified documents after he left office. Follow here for the latest updates.
From CNN’s Sam Fossumcalled the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump"very damning" and said the counts he is facing are"solid."
"I was shocked by the degree of sensitivity of these documents and how many there were frankly," he told Fox News Sunday, adding that the former president had"no right to maintain them and retain them. And he kept them in a way in Mar-a-Lago, that anyone who really cares about national security — their stomach would churn at it."
Barr, who served as the attorney general in the Trump administration, also dismissed Trump's claims that he is being targeted and unfairly treated by the federal government in their case against him for retaining classified documents. "This idea of presenting Trump as a victim here, a victim of a witch hunt is ridiculous. Yes, he's been a victim in the past. Yes, his adversaries have obsessively pursued him with phony claims. And I've been at his side defending against them when he is a victim. But this is much different. He's not a victim here. He was totally wrong that he had the right to have those documents. Those documents are among the most sensitive secrets the country has," Barr said.
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