Former president Donald Trump continued asking his attorneys for "my boxes" and "my documents" back from the DOJ, even as they warned him he was about to be indicted, according to an exclusive news report.
Trump, who is now facing felony criminal charges in connection with his alleged hoarding of confidential materials, was steadfast in his belief that they were his documents to do with as he wishes, according to the Rolling Stone's new report.
"Last month, Donald Trump’s lawyers told him he was on the cusp of a federal indictment in the classified documents case. But the former president still wanted 'my documents' and 'my boxes' back, asking some of his lawyers if they could get them from the federal government, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter and two other people briefed on it," the outlet wrote. "It’s one of many such conversations Trump has had over the past few months, the sources say. In these conversations, Trump also claimed it was 'illegal' that he could no longer have the documents seized in the Mar-a-Lago raid. Those materials, Trump insisted, belonged to 'me.' Trump has also asked if there are any other possible legal maneuvers or court filings they could try to accomplish this that they hadn’t thought of yet."
The report continues:
"For much of his post-presidency, Trump has incorrectly insisted to various aides and confidants that the highly classified documents he continued to hoard were 'mine.' In some of these conversations, according to the source with knowledge of the matter, Trump has also mentioned that he’ll get the documents back in 2025 — because he predicts he’ll be president again, and therefore regain unfettered access to the government’s most sensitive secrets."
