Special counsel rebuffs Trump claims, details resistance to return classified documents
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Special counsel Jack Smith used a legal filing to rebut Trump's claims that the classified documents case against him is politically motivated. Smith said it's necessary to "set the record straight."
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Prosecutors described the incremental steps federal agencies took to retrieve documents from Trump before escalating the matter as he continued to resist.
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The filing revealed new details about Trump aides coordinating with National Archives officials, undercutting Trump's claim of Biden administration wrongdoing.
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Prosecutors asserted Trump behaved recklessly keeping classified info at Mar-a-Lago, which hosts events and has 48,000 guests from Jan 2021-May 2022.
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Only 2,200 guests had names checked and 2,900 went through magnetometers, out of 48,000 visitors during period Trump kept classified documents.