Trump's lawyers can't find classified document he bragged about in recently revealed recording: CNN

Former President Donald Trump bragged about having a classified document that involved secret military plans to launch an attack on Iran -- but his lawyers could not find it when asked to retrieve it by the United States Department of Justice.

CNN reports that Trump lawyers in mid-March turned over materials "related to" the Iran document that Trump referenced in his recording, but they said they could not find the document itself.

According to CNN's sources, the subpoena was meant to encompass all materials related to Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Iran, including "maps or invasion plans."

"The sources say prosecutors made clear to Trump’s attorneys after issuing the subpoena that they specifically wanted the Iran document he talked about on tape as well as any material referencing classified information – like meeting notes, audio recordings or copies of the document – that may still be in Trump’s possession," the network reports.

"The fact that Trump’s team was unable to produce the document underscores the challenges the government has faced in trying to recover classified material that Trump took when he left the White House and in understanding the movement of government records that Trump kept."

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It is also entirely possible that Trump's boast about having the document was empty, much like his replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act that he never produced despite declaring it was two weeks away from release for several years.