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Trump’s legal defense in the documents case is pinned on shaky claim that national secrets were his personal property

By Jamie McIntyre
Published June 15, 2023 11:00am ET
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Trump’s legal defense in the documents case is pinned on shaky claim that national secrets were his personal property
TRUMP’S DUBIOUS DEFENSE: In a speech at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump laid out the legal argument he hopes to use as his first line of defense against the 31 federal felony charges he faces for withholding and mishandling highly classified national security documents. Here’s what he […]

TRUMP’S DUBIOUS DEFENSE: In a speech at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump laid out the legal argument he hopes to use as his first line of defense against the 31 federal felony charges he faces for withholding and mishandling highly classified national security documents.

Here’s what he said:

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