DOJ mapped out strong obstruction evidence against Trump, aides in filing, experts say
- Justice Department court filing lays out evidence for potential charges of obstruction of justice.
- Legal experts say Trump and his lawyers could be at risk of criminal charges.
- Trump has criticized the search, but not offered substantive reasons for keeping secret documents.
WASHINGTON – A Justice Department court filing elaborating on the search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate explains in the strongest terms yet – short of actually filing charges – a potential case for obstruction of justice against the former president and his aides, according to legal experts.
The extraordinary filing, a response to the former president’s request for a third-party special master to oversee the review of seized records, accused Trump’s team of concealing and moving documents in an effort to impede the investigation, possibly implicating them in a scheme to shield hundreds of classified documents from investigators for a year and half after he left office.