The revelation that the former president and commander-in-chief has been captured on tape discussing a classified document could raise his legal exposure as he continues his third bid for the White House. Out of the spotlight, Mark Meadows wields quiet political power amid Trump legal woes Doug Mills/The New York Times/Pool/Getty Images New Jersey, like many states, is seeking assistance from the federal government for the health and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Phil Murphy in the Oval Office of the White House Apin Washington, DC. President Donald Trump meets with New Jersey Gov. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows listens as U.S. Investigators have questioned Milley about the episode in recent months, making him one of the highest-ranking national security officials from Trump’s administration to meet with the special counsel’s team. Milley’s spokesman Dave Butler declined to comment to CNN. The document Trump references was not produced by Milley, CNN was told. It contained the general’s own plan to attack Iran, deploying massive numbers of troops, something he urged President Trump to do more than once during his presidency.”
Meadows’ autobiography includes an account of what appears to be the same meeting, during which Trump “recalls a four-page report typed up by (Trump’s former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) Mark Milley himself. Meadows didn’t attend the meeting, sources said. The attendees, sources said, did not have security clearances that would allow them access to classified information. The July 2021 meeting was held at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, with two people working on the autobiography of Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows as well as aides employed by the former president, including communications specialist Margo Martin. Mark Milley, one of the highest-ranking Trump-era national security officials, about the incident. The episode has generated enough interest for investigators to have questioned Gen. Prosecutors have asked witnesses about the recording and the document before a federal grand jury. Sources describe the recording as an “important” piece of evidence in a possible case against Trump, who has repeatedly asserted he could retain presidential records and “automatically” declassify documents. Special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the Justice Department investigation into Trump, has focused on the meeting as part of the criminal investigation into Trump’s handling of national security secrets. One source said the relevant portion on the Iran document is about two minutes long, and another source said the discussion is a small part of a much longer meeting. Notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump in 2023ĬNN has not listened to the recording, but multiple sources described it.
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