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White House: Intelligence review of Trump document risk is 'appropriate'

2022-08-30 09:17:28       source:Reuters

August  30, 2022


WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The White House on Monday said it is "appropriate" that the U.S. intelligence community is reviewing potential national security risks if former President Donald Trump took ultra-sensitive material to his residence after his term ended.


The White House is not involved in that probe of materials recovered during a search of Trump's Florida residence, the Biden administration said.


National Intelligence Director (DNI) Avril Haines said in a letter to lawmakers on Friday that her office is working with the Justice Department to "facilitate a classification review" of documents including those recovered during the Aug. 8 search of Trump's Florida residence Mar-a-Lago.


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