Trump directs employee to hide classified documents and pluck out incriminating ones

Last week, Donald Trump was charged with federal violations relating to his handling of classified material after leaving office.

Ben Protess, who covers the government and law enforcement for The Times, discusses the indictment and walks us through the evidence.

Guest: Ben Protess, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The Trump indictment shows critical evidence came from one of his own lawyers.
• The information about the yearlong inquiry contains a host of embarrassing and potentially devastating new revelations. Here’s what we learned.

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