{"id":579332,"date":"2023-06-20T01:26:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T22:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-defends-keeping-classified-docs-in-contentious-exchange-with-foxs-baier\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T01:26:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T22:26:44","slug":"trump-defends-keeping-classified-docs-in-contentious-exchange-with-foxs-baier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-defends-keeping-classified-docs-in-contentious-exchange-with-foxs-baier\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump defends keeping classified docs in contentious exchange with Fox\u2019s Baier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/AP23165036929546-e1686962246499.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"x_docs-internal-guid-1d84bc13-7fff-8e89-70a4-49fe026b707f\">Former President Donald Trump on Monday defended his retention of classified materials after leaving the White House, telling Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> he did not have time to go through the boxes filled with the documents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy not just hand them over then?\u201d Fox anchor Bret Baier asked in Trump\u2019s first interview since being arraigned last week on federal charges.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBecause I had boxes. I want to go through the boxes and get all my personal things out,\u201d Trump responded. \u201cI don\u2019t want to hand that over to [the National Archives] yet. And I was very busy, as you\u2019ve sort of seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baier noted that the Justice Department\u2019s indictment laid out how Trump allegedly told an aide to move the boxes containing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate while also telling his lawyers to indicate he was cooperating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I send boxes over, I have to take all of my things out,\u201d Trump said from his club in Bedminster, N.J., where the interview was filmed. \u201cThese boxes were interspersed with all sorts of things, golf shirts, clothing, pants, shoes, there were many things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he was aware of Iran documents being among the items in the boxes, Trump said, \u201cNot that I know of,\u201d while claiming everything was declassified that he took with him.<\/p>\n<p>Trump pleaded not guilty last Tuesday to charges on 37 counts following a Department of Justice indictment alleging he violated the Espionage Act and obstructed justice in taking classified records from his presidency and refusing to return them.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was indicted in connection with the investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith, with the unsealed document revealing Trump also would face charges on concealing documents and making false statements.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The indictment alleged Trump kept the documents in various rooms of his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, which frequently hosted large events and gatherings. It also alleged Trump on two occasions spoke about specific classified materials with staffers at his New Jersey club who did not have security clearances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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