The small snippet of information contained in a newly released photo of secret documents kept at Mar-a-Lago dates to a fraught time in U.S. foreign policy.
A newly unsealed image of evidence gathered at Mar-a-Lago has given the public a glimpse of the type of classified information former President Donald Trump kept in his private residence.
The files themselves—part of Justice Department allegations Trump lied to investigators seeking the return of classified documents from his time in the White House—reveal little on their own, and the visible contents of the pages contained within the files are heavily redacted. However, three files, all of which are restricted access, have visible dates on them: two dated August 20, 2018, and another dated May 9 of that same year.
While the contents of those documents, at this point, are purely speculative, the date of their creation and the security clearance required to view them give an approximate idea of the type of intelligence information in Trump’s possession since leaving the White House early last year.
While one of the August documents is restricted as «limited access,» the other is specifically designated as an originator-controlled document, barred from dissemination to foreign nationals.
