An associate of former President Donald Trump warned him to take the request to return documents to the National Archives seriously, according to released FBI filings on Monday regarding Trump’s case. “Don’t give them a noble reason to indict you, because they will,” the associate warned Trump, according to the filing.
The identity of the associate who made these claims was redacted in the documents. He/she is only identified as “Per. 16” throughout the FBI filing, “Exhibit D.”
Image of FBI filing “Exhibit D” regarding the case of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents
The associate claimed Trump was advised to return the classified documents he had at his residence approximately a year before FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, according to “Exhibit D.” They listed multiple incidents, including phone calls, conference calls, and in-person meetings in which they encouraged Trump to return
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