FBI search of Mar-a-Lago raises critical national security questions: Sources – By Pierre Thomas (ABC News) / Aug 15, 2022
Officials now need to determine if any of the material was compromised.
Administration sources familiar with the investigation tell ABC News the amount and the sensitivity of confidential, secret and top-secret documents allegedly discovered in the Mar-a-Lago search raise critical national security questions that must be urgently addressed.
Those officials say law enforcement and security officials must now try to track the chain of custody of the material and try to determine if any of the material was compromised.
Officials acknowledged these critical questions need to be addressed because the material, in theory, would be of great value to foreign adversaries and even allies. Interviews with Trump administration officials are anticipated and authorities may even check for fingerprints to see if that provides insight into who had access.
