Trump Caught On Tape Talking About Classified Documents

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🗓️ 28 June 2023

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And what this case says about the United States' overclassification problem.

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0:00.0	This is on the media's midweek podcast, Unbrak Gladstone.
0:04.0	On Monday, there was breaking news in the classified documents case against former President
0:09.2	Donald Trump.
0:10.2	We begin tonight with breaking news.
0:11.8	We have obtained what is expected to be a central piece of the government's case against
0:16.0	Donald Trump.
0:17.1	The actual audio recording of the former president talking is if he's showing a highly classified
0:21.9	document on U.S. war plans against Iran with people not clear to even know it exists
0:27.1	to let alone what's in it.
0:29.0	The recording, released to CNN by the special counsel working on the Department of Justice's
0:33.6	indictment of Trump, is reportedly of a 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where
0:39.9	Trump discussed and seemingly showed secret documents to a group of onlookers.
0:47.2	I just found it not amazing.
0:49.8	This totally wins my case, you know, except it is a highly classified document.
0:56.2	According to the indictment, four people were in the room with Trump at the time and they
1:00.0	didn't have the clearance to see the documents he was flaunting.
1:03.2	See, this president I could have de-closed.
1:05.2	No, I can't, you know, but this is terrible.
1:08.2	It's not interesting, you know.
1:10.2	It's so cool.
1:11.8	Trump has pleaded not guilty to the 37 charges that include willful retention of national defense
1:17.9	information under the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and making false statements.
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