Donald Trump harmed by the seizure at his home of "top secret" documents

Former US President Donald Trump upon his arrival at Trump Tower in New York City, August 9, 2022. REUTERS - DAVID DEE DELGADO

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Donald Trump is more than ever suspected of having violated national security laws.

Since the search of his residence in Mar-A-Lago on Monday August 8, and the publication Friday August 12 of the list of documents seized, the former American president has been at the heart of a media and legal storm.

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With our correspondent in New York,

The more we learn about the search of the Florida residence of Donald Trump, the more the situation of the former president seems to be complicated.

According to the American media, one of Donald Trump's lawyers would have signed, several weeks ago, an attestation telling the authorities that all the confidential documents taken away by Donald Trump have been returned to the national archives.

However, we now know that this is not true.

Legal papers made public by the court revealed that during the

, the FBI agents left with

marked "secret", "top secret" or " confidential”.

This weakens the defense of Donald Trump, who assures that this search was not necessary and that he has been cooperating with the authorities for months.

The former president also explained that he had, in fact, declassified the documents that were still in his possession.

A possible action for a president but which requires a long procedure.

And for the moment, no document corroborates the statements of Donald Trump.

► To read also: What are the ongoing investigations against Donald Trump?

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