It is not known which country’s nuclear readiness was the subject of the material reportedly seized in the August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago.
Former President Donald Trump may have declassified a document about another country’s nuclear defense capabilities—if he is correct that material stored at Mar-a-Lago was declassified.
The newspaper reported late on Tuesday that material discussing the nuclear-defense readiness of a foreign government was among documents seized by the FBI during the August 8 raid at Mar-a-Lago, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
Some of the documents seized were so sensitive than many national security officials would not be able to access them without special clearance obtained from the president, the cabinet or near-cabinet-level officials.
If true, this would mean the former president had declassified secrets about another country’s nuclear capabilities.
“Presuming this bears out, it means Trump’s position is that he declassified the ultra-sensitive nuclear secrets of a foreign nation,” Cheney wrote.
“Trump’s claim that he declassified everything is highly disputed and not necessarily relevant to potential crimes.
