Trump’s Lawyers Urge Congressional Involvement in Classified Documents Case

Trump’s Lawyers Urge Congressional Involvement in Classified Documents Case
President-elect Donald Trump pauses as he talks to members of the media after a meeting with Pentagon officials at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 21, 2016. Carlos Barria/Reuters
Nathan Worcester
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Donald Trump’s legal team has asked the House Intelligence Committee to intervene in the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation of the former president’s retention of classified documents.

“DOJ is not the appropriate agency to conduct investigations pertaining to the mishandling or spillage of classified material,” Timothy C. Parlatore and other Trump attorneys wrote in a letter dated April 26 (pdf) to committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio).
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