Feds Have New Obstruction Evidence In Docs Case

The Washington Post reports:

Justice Department and FBI investigators have amassed fresh evidence pointing to possible obstruction by former president Donald Trump in the investigation into top-secret documents found at his Mar-a-Lago home, according to people familiar with the matter.

The additional evidence comes as investigators have used emails and text messages from a former Trump aide to help understand key moments last year, said the people, who like others interviewed for this article spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing criminal investigation.

The emphasis on obstruction marks a key distinction so far between the Mar-a-Lago investigation and a separate Justice Department probe into how a much smaller number of classified documents ended up in an insecure office of President Biden’s, as well as his Delaware home.

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Breaking news: Justice Department said to be amassing more evidence of possible obstruction by Trump in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe https://t.co/KxGlDg4Fss

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 2, 2023

BREAKING: the DoJ has NEW and SIGNIFICANT evidence that DONALD HIMSELF went through boxes of documents after the subpoena was served, and then DIRECTED people to move certain boxes. 1/ pic.twitter.com/wrV3tgIwwz

— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) April 2, 2023

The DoJ ALSO has evidence that Donald directed others to LIE to government officials in early 2022, and that he asked advisers and lawyers to release FALSE STATEMENTS that he had returned all the documents. 3/ pic.twitter.com/pkKCMheV0u

— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) April 2, 2023