More classified documents found at Mar-A-Lago

Trump's attorneys found classified docs in his bedroom months after raid 

Former President Trump's attorneys found classified documents in his bedroom four months after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, per court documents unsealed Tuesday.

The big picture: The revelation comes as part of a newly unsealed opinion that U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell cited last year when she found that prosecutors brought forward sufficient evidence to show Trump mishandled classified documents.

Even More Classified Documents Found After Mar-A-Lago Raid, In Trump’s Bedroom

Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys found more classified documents in his bedroom at Mar-a-Lago, months after the FBI conducted a raid at the Florida club, according to newly unsealed court documents.

The findings were cited in an 87-page opinion by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell last year, who oversaw a Washington D.C. grand jury in the matter. The FBI raided Trump’s Florida residence in August 2022, after the National Archives had attempted for months to see boxes of classified material returned. Trump’s behavior is the subject of a 40-count federal indictment.

During Trump’s Presidency, many people were convicted and sentenced to prison for the same things that Trump has been charged with – willfully retaining of national defense information and failure to deliver it to the officer or employee entitled to receive it. 

Robert Birchum, 2023 – 29 year veteran of the Air Force.  LTC.  Pled guilty in February for willful retention of national defense information.  He cooperated with investigators and showed remorse.  3 year prison sentence.

Kendra Kingsbury, 2022 – FBI Analyst.  Pled guilty to 2 counts of violating the willful retention of NDI. 386 documents taken over 12 years.  Sentenced to 3 years, 10 months

Jeremy Brown, 2022 – retired Army Special Forces SGT and a member of the Oath Keepers.  Convicted in 2022 for possession of unregistered grenades and guns and for violating thewillful retention of NDI.  Sentenced to 7 years, 3 months in prison total for all infractions.

Ahmedelhadi Yassin Serageldin, 2019 – systems engineer for Raytheon.  Pled guilty to 1 count ofwillful retention of NDI.  570 documents at home.  18 months in prison.

Harold Martin. 2019 - NSA contractor.  Pled guilty to one count of willful retention of NDI.  Sentenced to 9 years in prison.

Weldon Marshall, 2018 – Defense Department contractor.  1 count of willful retention of NDI.  Sentenced to 41 months in prison.

Nghia Pho, 2017 – NSA contractor.  Pled guilty to one count of willful retention of NDI.  Sentenced to 66 months.