Intel authorities will evaluate the implications of Trump's Mar-a-Lago docs for national security
Former President Donald Trump's holding of top-secret materials at his Mar-a-Lago estate will be assessed for potential national security implications, according to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, who spoke to senior senators. Informed by House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in a letter dated Friday, Haines' office will direct an investigation into "an assessment of the potential risk to national security that would result from the disclosure of the relevant documents." The review will be carried out in a way that "does not unduly interfere with DOJ's ongoing criminal investigation," Haines wrote. "The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) are working together to facilitate a classification review of relevant materials, including those recovered during the search." The letter is the first docume