... [+] AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsThe Justice Department investigation is in the very beginning stages, the Post reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the probe. In doing so, the Justice Department is “obstructing the Committee’s investigation," Maloney wrote in the letter, according to AP. An FBI spokesperson told the Post it could not confirm or deny the Justice Department investigation. The records should have been transferred to the National Archives when Trump left the White House as the Presidential Records Act mandates, the department said at the time. Further ReadingDOJ plans to investigate Trump’s 15 boxes of records from Mar-a-Lago (Washington Post)House Oversight Committee: Justice Department 'obstructing' Trump records investigation (Associated Press)National Archives Took 15 Boxes Of White House Records From Mar-A-Lago—Which Should Have Never Been There (Forbes)

Source: Forbes April 07, 2022 23:12 UTC