Former United States president Donald Trump who is under fire for removing sensitive government documents from the White House while vacating it has now bragged about how he "openly and transparently" moved the confidential records to his own residence.

Taking to his social media platform 'Truth Social' Trump questioned "...When will you invade Bill and Hillary's home in search of the 33,000 emails she deleted AFTER receiving a subpoena from the US&nbsp;Congress?."&nbsp;

Branding the August search of his Florida house Mar-a-Lago an "invasion", he further alleged that other US presidents too "took" similar documents.

"When will you invade the other Presidents' homes in search of documents, which are voluminous, which they took with them, but not nearly so openly and transparently as I did?"

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The August raid turned up classified documents which the former President took while vacating the White House in January 2021. 15 boxes that contained documents pertaining to national defence information, including 184 documents marked as confidential, secret or top secret were uncovered.

This revelation comes even as the business mogul is under the scanner and facing a Justice Department investigation over whether he broke federal laws by moving the document.

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With Trump's recent announcement that he will be running for President in 2024, the pressure on the DOJ and Attorney General Merrick Garland has been jacked up, reports Business Insider.

AFP reports that independent prosecutor Jack Smith will decide on the charges if any in the ongoing investigation into the classified documents that were discovered during the raid and over possible obstruction of the inquiry.

Smith a veteran war crime prosecutor was recently appointed as special counsel to oversee the multiple criminal investigations involving Trump.

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Former United States president Donald Trump who is under fire for removing sensitive government documents from the White House while vacating it has now bragged about how he "openly and transparently" moved the confidential records to his own residence.

Former United States president Donald Trump who is under fire for removing sensitive government documents from the White House while vacating it has now bragged about how he "openly and transparently" moved the confidential records to his own residence. Taking to his social media platform 'Truth Social' Trump questioned "...When will you invade Bill and Hillary's home in search of the 33,000 emails she deleted AFTER receiving a subpoena from the US Congress?." Branding the August search of his Florida house Mar-a-Lago an "invasion", he further alleged that other US presidents too "took" similar documents. "When will you invade the other Presidents' homes in search of documents, which are voluminous, which they took with them, but not nearly so openly and transparently as I did?" Also read | Trump tries to distance himself from Kanye, calls him 'seriously troubled man, who just happens to be black' The August raid turned up classified documents which the former President took while vacating the White House in January 2021. 15 boxes that contained documents pertaining to national defence information, including 184 documents marked as confidential, secret or top secret were uncovered. This revelation comes even as the business mogul is under the scanner and facing a Justice Department investigation over whether he broke federal laws by moving the document. Also read | ‘Grave mistake’: Musk speaks about Twitter’s ban on Trump; will support DeSantis in 2024 presidential election With Trump's recent announcement that he will be running for President in 2024, the pressure on the DOJ and Attorney General Merrick Garland has been jacked up, reports Business Insider. AFP reports that independent prosecutor Jack Smith will decide on the charges if any in the ongoing investigation into the classified documents that were discovered during the raid and over possible obstruction of the inquiry. Smith a veteran war crime prosecutor was recently appointed as special counsel to oversee the multiple criminal investigations involving Trump. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

As investigation over confidential govt documents drags on, Trump brags 'openly and transparently' took them

A software engineer has been sued by the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>-owned automobiles company, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/tesla">Tesla</a>, for allegedly stealing 26,000 confidential files.

Alex Khatilov, a former employee of the company, had allegedly stolen tens of thousands of confidential files from Tesla within three days of joining the company.

He "brazenly stole thousands of trade computer scripts that took Tesla years to develop" and transferred them to his personal Dropbox account, as per Musk's company.

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However, Khatilov has denied these accusations and has claimed he was only transferring "a couple of personal administrative documents". The company's security team claims he was trying to delete the evidence.

Khatilov said he was trying to make a backup of his folder on his computer and ended up copying the software files by mistake.

Tesla, on the other hand, is not believing their former employee's defense. The company said the stolen files represent "200 man-years of work" and are "a roadmap to copy Tesla's innovation", making these documents extremely important for the company and their competitors.

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Khatilov is one of the 40 employees — out of nearly 50,000 — to have access to these highly confidential scripts. However, the company also said that they had "nothing to do with his responsibilities".

The theft was discovered by Tesla's security team on January 06 and was confronted by the team through a video call as he was working from home after joining the company on December 28.

Tesla also claimed that Khatilov had delayed sharing his screen during the video call and also "he could be seen on video chat hurriedly deleting information from his computer."

The former employee has denied this being a&nbsp;deliberate action and said, "When it happened, I was shocked. I didn't lie (about) anything"

A software engineer has been sued by the Elon Musk-owned automobiles company, Tesla, for allegedly stealing 26,000 confidential files. Alex Khatilov, a former employee of the company, had allegedly stolen tens of thousands of confidential files from Tesla within three days of joining the company.

A software engineer has been sued by the Elon Musk-owned automobiles company, Tesla, for allegedly stealing 26,000 confidential files. Alex Khatilov, a former employee of the company, had allegedly stolen tens of thousands of confidential files from Tesla within three days of joining the company. He "brazenly stole thousands of trade computer scripts that took Tesla years to develop" and transferred them to his personal Dropbox account, as per Musk's company. Also read| Elon Musk offers $100 million to develop a technology on Twitter However, Khatilov has denied these accusations and has claimed he was only transferring "a couple of personal administrative documents". The company's security team claims he was trying to delete the evidence. Khatilov said he was trying to make a backup of his folder on his computer and ended up copying the software files by mistake. Tesla, on the other hand, is not believing their former employee's defense. The company said the stolen files represent "200 man-years of work" and are "a roadmap to copy Tesla's innovation", making these documents extremely important for the company and their competitors. Also read| Tweet meet: Elon Musk suggests road tunnels for green Earth; Miami Mayor agrees Khatilov is one of the 40 employees — out of nearly 50,000 — to have access to these highly confidential scripts. However, the company also said that they had "nothing to do with his responsibilities". The theft was discovered by Tesla's security team on January 06 and was confronted by the team through a video call as he was working from home after joining the company on December 28. Tesla also claimed that Khatilov had delayed sharing his screen during the video call and also "he could be seen on video chat hurriedly deleting information from his computer." The former employee has denied this being a deliberate action and said, "When it happened, I was shocked. I didn't lie (about) anything"

Elon Musk's Tesla sues former employee for stealing 26,000 confidential files

The trial of five people accused of leaking or publishing confidential documents depicting a Vatican plagued by corruption and mismanagement goes to a panel of judges for verdicts today. 
 
The four non-clerical judges will retire after each defendant is allowed to make a final statement. Verdicts in the &quot;Vatileaks II&quot; trial, which started in November, are expected for this afternoon. 
 
They will end a sometimes bizarre trial whose main protagonists were public relations expert Francesca Chaouqui, who is Italian, and Spanish priest Angel Lucio Vallejo Balda. 
 
Once colleagues in a now-defunct papal reform commission investigating Vatican finances, their past relationship was at best ambiguous, and they spent most of the trial hurling insults and accusations at each other. 
 
He claimed she was an ambitious and manipulative social climber who put him under a powerful seductive spell and turned against him when she did not get a permanent position in the Vatican. 
 
She sent him text messages with insulting, unpublishable references to his alleged homosexuality. He said she led him to believe she was a spy who could reveal secrets about his personal life if she did not get a prominent Vatican job. 
 
&quot;Arrogant and insufferable&quot; 
 
Even Chaouqui&#39;s lawyer Laura Sgro, in closing arguments on Tuesday, used words including loud-mouthed, insufferable, arrogant and presumptuous to describe her client but said that this did not mean she was guilty. 
 
Chaouqui, Vallejo and his assistant Nicola Maio are accused of forming a criminal association and conspiracy to divulge private documents. Vallejo is the only non-Italian. 
 
The Vatican made it a crime to disclose official documents in 2013 after a separate leaks scandal, which the media dubbed Vatileaks and which preceded the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. 
 
The two journalists among the five defendants - Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano Fittipaldi - are accused of putting pressure on the other three to get the documents, which published in two books last year. 
 
Vallejo, citing his confused state of mind, has admitted giving Nuzzi access to password-protected documents of the now-defunct Vatican advisory commission. The other four defendants have denied wrongdoing. 
 
Prosecutors on Monday requested a sentence of three years and nine months for Chaouqui, three years and one month for Vallejo, and one year and nine months for Maio. 
 
They asked for a one-year suspended sentence for Nuzzi and for charges to be dropped against Fittipaldi for lack of sufficient evidence.&nbsp; 
 
The defence asked for full acquittal for all five.&nbsp;All the defendants face sentences of up to eight years in jail but are unlikely to serve any time if convicted, particularly if the judges agree to requests of the prosecution. 
 
Chaouqui gave birth three weeks ago and the judges - all Italian citizens - are expected to take that into consideration. 
 
The Vatican, the world&#39;s smallest state, has a two-cell jail. In line with bilateral agreements, those convicted in the Vatican can serve jail terms in Italy. 
 
But most convictions of three years or less for minor crimes in Italy are effectively suspended because of overcrowding in Italian prisons. 
 
(Reuters)

Five people face jail time for sharing confidential documents about Vatican corruption

The trial of five people accused of leaking or publishing confidential documents depicting a Vatican plagued by corruption and mismanagement goes to a panel of judges for verdicts today. The four non-clerical judges will retire after each defendant is allowed to make a final statement. Verdicts in the "Vatileaks II" trial, which started in November, are expected for this afternoon. They will end a sometimes bizarre trial whose main protagonists were public relations expert Francesca Chaouqui, who is Italian, and Spanish priest Angel Lucio Vallejo Balda. Once colleagues in a now-defunct papal reform commission investigating Vatican finances, their past relationship was at best ambiguous, and they spent most of the trial hurling insults and accusations at each other. He claimed she was an ambitious and manipulative social climber who put him under a powerful seductive spell and turned against him when she did not get a permanent position in the Vatican. She sent him text messages with insulting, unpublishable references to his alleged homosexuality. He said she led him to believe she was a spy who could reveal secrets about his personal life if she did not get a prominent Vatican job. "Arrogant and insufferable" Even Chaouqui's lawyer Laura Sgro, in closing arguments on Tuesday, used words including loud-mouthed, insufferable, arrogant and presumptuous to describe her client but said that this did not mean she was guilty. Chaouqui, Vallejo and his assistant Nicola Maio are accused of forming a criminal association and conspiracy to divulge private documents. Vallejo is the only non-Italian. The Vatican made it a crime to disclose official documents in 2013 after a separate leaks scandal, which the media dubbed Vatileaks and which preceded the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. The two journalists among the five defendants - Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano Fittipaldi - are accused of putting pressure on the other three to get the documents, which published in two books last year. Vallejo, citing his confused state of mind, has admitted giving Nuzzi access to password-protected documents of the now-defunct Vatican advisory commission. The other four defendants have denied wrongdoing. Prosecutors on Monday requested a sentence of three years and nine months for Chaouqui, three years and one month for Vallejo, and one year and nine months for Maio. They asked for a one-year suspended sentence for Nuzzi and for charges to be dropped against Fittipaldi for lack of sufficient evidence. The defence asked for full acquittal for all five. All the defendants face sentences of up to eight years in jail but are unlikely to serve any time if convicted, particularly if the judges agree to requests of the prosecution. Chaouqui gave birth three weeks ago and the judges - all Italian citizens - are expected to take that into consideration. The Vatican, the world's smallest state, has a two-cell jail. In line with bilateral agreements, those convicted in the Vatican can serve jail terms in Italy. But most convictions of three years or less for minor crimes in Italy are effectively suspended because of overcrowding in Italian prisons. (Reuters)

'Vatileaks II' trial to end today after nearly eight months