Newly unsealed court filings on Monday in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case reveal emails exchanged between officials from the National Archives and Records Administration, the Biden White House, and the Department of Justice regarding former President Donald Trump's presidential records.
The newly unsealed filings also disclosed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation referred to its investigation into President Trump's presidential records under the code name "[Redacted] Plasmic Echo." A key exhibit included with a motion to compel filed in January was an FBI case file labeled "[Redacted] PLASMIC ECHO; Mishandling of Classified or National Defense Information.
Last year, President Trump entered a not guilty plea to 40 counts concerning the alleged mishandling of classified documents.
The defense contends that the newly revealed emails, made public on Monday, show communication between NARA officials, the Biden administration, and the DOJ concerning President Trump's records.
One email from NARA's general counsel to the national archivist discussed drafting a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland concerning "Missing Trump records." Subsequent emails revealed coordination between NARA and the Biden White House counsel's office regarding the handling of these records.
The defense alleged that Mr. Su didn't disclose to a Trump representative that NARA had already drafted a DOJ referral letter when contacting them to discuss access to notes "From the Trump administration relating to records handling." The unsealed emails also show that NARA took into consideration the Democrat-led January 6 Committee's investigation when considering the timing of reporting to Congress on their issues of getting access to President Trump's posts on Twitter.
Mr. Stern adds that the Biden White House counsel "Is now also aware of this issue, and has asked that I keep them in the loop to the extent that we make any reference to the White House Office of Records Management." Another email shows Mr. Ferriero saying that he had run "Out of patience" amid back-and-forth communications with Trump representatives regarding "Missing boxes" that, according to a draft email to the attorney general, were reported as having been "Possibly destroyed."
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