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On Monday evening, CNN posted what it says is a recording that federal prosecutors included in their indictment of former President Donald Trump earlier this month. In the recording, Trump apparently shows “secret information” to a writer and a publisher. CNN obtained the alleged audio in which Trump is heard telling the pair — during an interview he knew was being recorded — that he was showing them “secret information.”
Critics, including Trump himself, say that the leak is a clear sign that the investigation into Trump is politically motivated. We’ll have a full report on tomorrow’s morning wire.
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