Grand Jury in Florida Hears Testimony in Trump Documents Case
A federal grand jury in Miami continued hearing from witnesses on Wednesday in the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s possession of hundreds of classified documents and other presidential records at his private club in Florida after he left office.
Among those who appeared for questions was Taylor Budowich, a former spokesman to Mr. Trump who now is a top adviser at the super PAC supporting Mr. Trump’s presidential candidacy.
One matter that prosecutors were interested in asking about was a statement that Mr. Trump had his aides draft shortly after news broke that National Archives officials had recovered 15 boxes of material from him in January 2022. Mr. Budowich was Mr. Trump’s spokesman at the time.
The statement that Mr. Trump initially wanted to send, according to two people briefed on the matter, said that he had returned all the presidential material he had. A draft of the statement was put together, according to the people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors have that draft statement and have asked witnesses about emails sent among aides about it, according to the people briefed on the matter.
Source: The New York Times
