US DOJ: "FBI Has Already Reviewed Seized Documents from Trump's Residence... Some Are Classified"

Former U.S. President Donald Trump [Photo by AP Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on the 29th (local time) that it has already completed the review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida residence. Although Trump's legal team requested the FBI to halt the review of the seized documents and appoint a special investigator, the review process has already been completed, rendering such requests effectively meaningless.

According to the Washington Post (WP) and others, the U.S. Department of Justice submitted documents to the Florida federal court on the same day, stating that the FBI has finished reviewing about 20 boxes of documents seized during the search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort residence on the 8th. The DOJ explained that the review team classified documents that should not be exposed to investigators while reading the files.

The DOJ added that prosecutors will provide additional information within this week, but "some of the documents are provisionally subject to the priority application of the privilege of confidentiality, and corresponding procedures are underway."

This clarification came as U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon of Florida began formal proceedings regarding the request from Trump's legal team to appoint a separate special investigator to review the seized documents.

The FBI is reported to have secured 11 classified documents through the search of former President Trump's residence. Earlier, Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), stated in a letter sent to the House of Representatives on the 27th that intelligence agencies plan to assess the national security risks related to the classified documents collected from Trump's residence.

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