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Raskin says DOJ memo shows Trump kept classified papers tied to business and showed top-secret map
Representative Jamie Raskin says Department of Justice documents reveal Donald Trump retained highly sensitive papers tied to his business interests and may have shown a classified map to guests on his plane, renewing scrutiny of the Mar-a-Lago documents case.
Mar 25th 2026 · United States
Insights
- A January 13, 2023 DOJ memorandum reportedly says classified documents Trump retained were commingled with papers created after he left office.
- Prosecutors assessed some of the classified documents were pertinent to Trump family business interests and that this provided a motive to retain them.
- The memo states one particularly sensitive document was accessible to only six people, including the president.
- The DOJ material reportedly indicates Trump may have shown a classified map to passengers on a 2022 flight that included Susie Wiles.
- Trump was indicted in June 2023 under the Espionage Act over classified materials at Mar-a-Lago, but the case was dismissed and later dropped after his 2024 reelection.
- Raskin asked Attorney General Pam Bondi for answers and the DOJ has called Raskin's claims baseless in its public response.
Sources
- Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds www.ms.now
- Damning New Documents Obtained By Judiciary Democrats Reveal Trump Stole Classified Documents to Advance His Business Interests democrats-judiciary.house.gov
- Smith memo: Trump had classified docs shared with just 6 people, others tied to his business interests thehill.com
- Trump kept classified docs tied to ‘business interests’ and showed Susie Wiles a top-secret map, ‘damning’ DOJ memo reveals www.independent.co.uk
- New records in Trump documents case raise concerns over business conflict: US lawmaker www.scmp.com