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The Trade-Off Between Mar-a-Lago, Florida, and the Special Counsel’s Investigation into the Handle of Classified Documents
“Today, in what can only be described as a bogus and deeply troubling effort to use the power of government to “get” Trump, I fulfilled a legal obligation to testify in front a federal grand jury and I answered every question honestly,” Budowich tweeted.
As special counsel, Smith can bring this matter before any federal court. It is not known why a grand jury was held in Florida rather than Washington D.C. where most of the work has traditionally been done.
The dispute over records at Mar-a-Lago in Florida exploded into public view in August 2022, when FBI agents executed a search warrant at the property while Trump was out of town. The former president tweeted about the search, which set off a weeks-long legal tug of war in Florida and D.C.
There were allegations of inappropriate access to the classified material. No charges have been brought forth thus far by the special counsel.
The media has reported on witnesses testifying before grand juries in Florida and Washington D.C. over the past few weeks.
“Mr. Meadows has maintained a commitment to tell the truth where he has a legal obligation to do so,” George Terwilliger, Meadows’ attorney previously told NPR in a statement.
Though the substance and location of Meadows’ testimony were unclear on Wednesday, the apparent ramped up pacing of witness testimony could signal that the special counsel Jack Smith’s probe is nearing a conclusion.
His comments come amid media reports of a parade of high-profile witnesses testifying over the past few weeks before a grand jury in Florida. An attorney for Mark Meadows, Trump’s former White House chief of staff, declined late Tuesday to confirm whether he has been called to testify.
Former aide to Trump, Taylor Budowich, who is now leader of the Super PAC, has testified before a grand jury as part of the special counsel’s ongoing probe into the handling of classified documents.
