Former President Donald Trump allegedly had greater than 700 pages of categorised materials in his possession, in response to a Could 10 letter from the Nationwide Archives to a lawyer representing Trump.

The textual content of the letter was posted by conservative journalist John Solomon on Monday night.

The Nationwide Archives then posted a hyperlink to the letter on its FOIA web site early Tuesday afternoon.

The 700 pages of categorised materials referenced have been discovered within the 15 bins that the Archives retrieved from Mar-a-Lago in January, in response to the letter.

Trump had approved Solomon as considered one of his liaisons to the Nationwide Archives to overview paperwork from his presidency.

The posted model of the letter confirms ABC Information’ earlier reporting that paperwork with the best ranges of classification, together with some labeled “Particular Entry Program” have been discovered.

“Because the Division of Justice’s Nationwide Safety Division defined to you on April 29, 2022: There are vital nationwide safety pursuits within the FBI and others within the Intelligence Group having access to these supplies. In line with NARA, among the many supplies within the bins are over 100 paperwork with classification markings, comprising greater than 700 pages,” the letter reads.

“Some embrace the best ranges of classification, together with Particular Entry Program (SAP) supplies. Entry to the supplies shouldn’t be solely obligatory for functions of our ongoing prison investigation, however the Govt Department should additionally conduct an evaluation of the potential injury ensuing from the obvious method wherein these supplies have been saved and transported and take any obligatory remedial steps.”

Whereas Solomon framed this as President Joe Biden taking a extra direct function than beforehand identified in Justice Division’s investigation of categorised supplies at Mar-a-Lago, the letter really exhibits how Biden deferred all choices relating to govt privilege assertions completely to prime DOJ legal professionals.

A lawyer for Trump didn’t reply to a request for remark. The White Home didn’t instantly return ABC’s request for remark.

The letter gives perception into the forwards and backwards between Trump’s crew and the Nationwide Archives and exhibits that although the unique 15 bins have been retrieved from Mar-a-Lago in January, federal investigators didn’t in the end acquire entry to them till months later due to negotiations with Trump’s legal professionals.

The letter additionally reveals that DOJ and Nationwide Archives decided that there isn’t any foundation to say privilege over the 15 bins of data obtained.

The letter additionally makes clear that Trump’s representatives for the Archives should have the right degree of safety clearance to overview paperwork they request to overview.