Department of Justice dawns the reasons for controlling Trump's residence

The 38 - page statement he used The FBI to ensure the judge's authorisation of former President Trump's home has been published, while half of the pages have been edited to cover sensitive data. It says Mr. Trump had 184 classified documents, and he made notes in some of them.

These documents, with sensitive data on national defence, have shocked and alarmed national security experts and intelligence. The Voice of America spoke with Mr. David Laufman, former head of the counterintelligence section near the Justice Department.

It is certainly unprecedented for a former president to depreciate himself by taking classified material, clearly marked as such, belonging to the most classified level. Very secret word codes used for collecting data from American intelligence agencies. Even documents returned to the National Archives contained highly sensitive documents. I imagine they were shocked when they discovered classified materials. So that's why they sent the case to the Department of Justice”.

Mr. Trump has condemned control of his house, calling it illegal. But the former president and none of his defenders have explained why he has kept such a large volume of very classified documents, said a legal expert on the Voice of America. Kim Wehle, professor of justice at American University, believes the former president faces serious legal problems.

There's no legitimate excuse for this. For 18 months he was asked to return his documents, and he refused”.

Her concern was reflected in the document published Friday that one of the reasons for FBI control was also the fear of compromising American intelligence sources.

Have the names of individuals involved in secret operations in the United States been compromised in the name of national protection? Are there personal names and are they now at risk because this information has fallen into the hands of our foreign opponents?

David Laufman, former head of counterintelligence at the Department of Justice, tells the Voice of America that American justice should weigh a variety of factors if it will file criminal charges against Mr. Trump.

“Other than that, it would require other serious factors, attempts to hide from the government the presence of classified materials in its residence. Press reports speak, at least through his lawyer, that Mr. Trump was trying to hide classified materials there. There are some reports that the boxes were removed, which raises serious questions about the target”.

President Joe Biden, who was asked Friday if he was concerned that his predecessor posed a threat to national security, said the issue belonged to the Justice Department. / VOA