Image of Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago Was FBI ‘Photo Op’: Former Trump Aide

Documents in Trump's possession already declassified by former president

Kash Patel, former chief of staff for the Department of Defense, speaks during a campaign event for Republican election candidates at the Whiskey Roads Restaurant & Bar in Tucson, Ariz., on July 31, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Federal authorities staged a “photo op” with the newly disclosed photograph showing documents with classified markings at former President Donald Trump’s Florida resort, former White House aide Kash Patel has asserted.

The image, captured on Aug. 8 during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago, shows six documents labeled as “top secret” and several marked as “secret” spread across the carpet in Trump’s home.