Saudi Angle As New Clues Suggest Why Trump Took Secret Documents

Trump and his family have garnered condemnation for profiting off the presidency, with the family raking in more than $5 billion in cryptocurrency profits since he took office for a second time, and Trump's two eldest sons investing in a drone company that is vying for Pentagon contracts as the president wages war on Iran.

The prosecutors' memo also says the retention of some of the documents represented“an aggravated potential harm to national security,” with one“particularly sensitive document” accessible only by an estimated six people in the US government, including the president, before he took it to his private property.

Additionally, the memo says prosecutors had“identified a classified map that we believe Trump may have shown to individuals on board” his private airplane in June 2022. Susie Wiles, the CEO of Trump's super political action committee and now the White House chief of staff,“was aboard and witnessed this event. Raskin's letter includes a flight manifest listing 14 people who were aboard Trump's private plane when he allegedly showed the classified map, but all of the names were redacted.

Raskin emphasized that without access to the second volume of Smith's final report, the Judiciary Committee cannot confirm what the classified map shows, the relationship between his business interest and the classified documents, or what the especially sensitive material is.

The congressman noted that some facts are known about Trump's activities around the time that he allegedly showed the classified map:

“If this map is related to our military posture in the Middle East, and it was in fact shown to any foreign official, Saudi or otherwise, that would amount to an unforgivable betrayal of our men and women in uniform who are currently valiantly fighting in President Trump's disastrous war against Iran,” wrote Raskin.

“It is now clear that DOJ is in possession of evidence that President Trump has already endangered national security to further the interests of Trump family businesses,” he wrote.“It is time for you to stop the cover-up and allow the American people to know what secrets he betrayed and how he may have cashed in on them.”

Raskin demanded information from the DOJ regarding who accessed the classified materials, whether any foreign actors were given access, and what the documents contain.

“Every new detail that comes to light about the report Judge Cannon has gone to great lengths to keep hidden underscores the same basic truth: The public is being denied access to critical information about one of the most serious national security scandals in American history,” said Chioma Chukwu, executive director of the government watchdog American Oversight.

“While fragments of the factual record have seen the light of day, the full report remains under seal because Judge Cannon has prioritized the president's personal interests over transparency. The public has a right to see special counsel Smith's findings in full. Blocking the report's release only serves to protect those in power and prevent accountability.”

After Raskin's letter was released, the DOJ took the social media to accuse him and Smith of being“blinded by hatred of President Trump” and pronounce the department“the most transparent in history.”

“This letter is nothing more than a cheap political stunt, almost as if taking cues from members of the corrupt Jack Smith prosecution team,” said the DOJ.