FBI Missed “Hidden Room” During Mar-A-Lago Search

February 2, 2024 Trump Corruption

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has questioned several witnesses about a closet and a so-called “hidden room” inside former President Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago that the FBI didn’t check while searching the estate in August 2022, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

As described to ABC News, the line of questioning in several interviews ahead of Trump’s indictment last year on classified document charges suggests that — long after the FBI seized dozens of boxes and more than 100 documents marked classified from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate — Smith’s team was trying to determine if there might still be more classified documents there.

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Special counsel questioned witnesses about two rooms the FBI didn’t search inside Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, sources familiar with the matter told @ABC News. https://t.co/ZImszt2tfa

— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2024