White House Counsel’s Office met with Jack Smith’s top aide and FBI Agent prior to Trump indictment: Report.
The White House Counsel’s Office Meets with Special Counsel Aide and FBI Agent
The White House counsel’s office recently held a meeting with a top aide to Special Counsel Jack Smith and an FBI agent, shedding light on the ongoing investigation into former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Smith’s top aide, Jay Bratt, met with Caroline Seba, deputy chief of staff for the White House counsel’s office, on March 31, according to White House visitor logs.
This meeting, which took place approximately two months before Trump was charged, raises questions about the coordination and motives behind the prosecution of the former president.
A Coordinated Prosecution?
While the visitor logs do not provide specific details about the meeting, former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani believes it indicates a coordinated effort to prosecute Trump, who is also President Biden’s chief political rival.
“There is no legitimate purpose for a line [DOJ] guy to be meeting with the White House except if it’s coordinated by the highest levels,” Giuliani stated.
Giuliani further expressed concerns about the erosion of ethical rules and the creation of what he calls a “Biden state prosecutor and a Biden state police.”
Trump’s Indictment and the Mar-a-Lago Raid
Trump was indicted on June 8 for 40 counts related to the handling of classified documents seized during an FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Interestingly, Bratt had visited the estate just two months prior and interacted with Trump.
Bratt’s involvement in pushing for the raid warrant, as reported by The Washington Post, suggests a personal connection to the case. During the meeting, Bratt allegedly expressed a lack of trust in the former president and his lawyers.
In addition to the classified documents case, Special Counsel Jack Smith also indicted Trump on felony charges related to his alleged role in seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election, citing the Capitol riot as an “unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy.”
Concerns and Lack of Transparency
Legal experts, such as George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, have raised concerns about the meeting between Bratt, the White House, and the FBI.
“There is no reason why the Justice Department should not be able to confirm whether this meeting was related to the ongoing investigation or concerns some other matter,” Turley stated.
However, the special counsel’s spokesman described Bratt’s presence at the White House as a “case-related interview,” while the FBI declined to comment on the meeting.
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