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By July 24, 2023, Trump’s classified-documents matter was already an active federal prosecution stemming from the June 9 indictment and the August 2022 Mar-a-Lago search. The record at that point was not a new turning point; it was a pending case alleging retention of national defense information, false statements, and obstruction-related conduct.
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By July 24, 2023, Trump’s classified-documents matter was already an active federal prosecution stemming from the June 9 indictment and the August 2022 Mar-a-Lago search. The record at that point was not a new turning point; it was a pending case alleging retention of national defense information, false statements, and obstruction-related conduct.
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By July 24, 2023, Trump’s classified-documents matter was already an active federal prosecution stemming from the June 9 indictment and the August 2022 Mar-a-Lago search. The record at that point was not a new turning point; it was a pending case alleging retention of national defense information, false statements, and obstruction-related conduct.
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