Donald Trump Treading Water: Flooded Mar-a-Lago Server Room Among Leaks In Classified Documents Case

With former President Donald Trump expected to be indicted on federal charges any day now – potentially leading to a 33-year prison sentence upon conviction - evidence in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation continues to leak out.

While Trump was arraigned for mishandling documents, charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records and a violation of campaign finance law in relation to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, Smith’s case alleges much more serious crimes.

The federal case against Trump stems from his handing of classified documents, potentially amounting to crimes including violations of the Espionage Act, improper handling of government documents and obstruction of justice.

Smith is likely working to determine if several crimes were committed by Trump, including whether the former president took classified documents to his residence, failed to comply with a subpoena asking for the return of the material, and if he lied to authorities during the investigation into the documents.

New details of the case are emerging based on evidence leaking out from Smith’s investigation (although unlikely to be coming from Smith himself, according to Vox).

The Leaked Evidence: Three revelations that seemingly affirm Trump's culpability, particularly to those unacquainted with the intricacies of the legal system, have recently come to light.

One piece of evidence Smith’s team reportedly has in its possession is a recording of Trump saying he had a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran. Last November, it was revealed Trump had taken material with classified details about Iran’s missile program and China’s intelligence work, according to Benzinga, but an outright admission, made on tape, would add credence that Trump was aware of the documents.

A second piece of evidence, Smith reportedly has, is a recording of Trump’s lawyer M. Evan Corcoran reflecting on a month's worth of work he carried out while representing the former president in the classified documents case, according to the New York Times.

While the recording would usually be considered exempt due to attorney-client privilege, according to the outlet, a judge released the tape to Smith’s office citing the crime-fraud exception, which indicates Trump’s discussions with his lawyer may have centered around how to further the crime, according to the outlet.

Perhaps the most bizarre incident that investigators are looking into, which might suggest an attempt by Trump to conceal his alleged wrongdoing, was reported on Monday by CNN.

In October, an employee at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate flooded a room at the residence that contained computer servers holding surveillance video logs. While the destruction of the room could have been an accident occurring while the employee was emptying the pool, the timing of the incident – roughly two months after the FBI raided the Florida mansion - is suspicious, according to the outlet.

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