Bill Barr says Mar-a-Lago documents special master ruling was ‘wrong’
Donald Trump reportedly told close aides that he decided to preserve documents related to the Russia investigation over fears the Joe Biden administration would “shred” them.
The former president was “concerned” Mr Biden’s administration, which he referred to as the “deep state”, would bury or destroy “the evidence” that could prove the Republican leader was “wronged”, Rolling Stone reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
It comes as Bill Barr told Fox News that the DoJ is “getting very close” to indicting Mr Trump over the secret documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.
On Wednesday, Mr Trump took to Truth Social to complain that the FBI had stolen his personal medical records in the search of his Palm Beach property, though the warrant stated that anything around the classified material could also be seized and then returned.
Meanwhile, far-right agitator Steve Bannon is expected to surrender to New York state prosecutors today to face his own new criminal indictment on fraud charges.
