Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said CNN anchor jake tapper that he cannot defend the ex-president the one of donald trump behavior as described in the federal charges filed against him and his handling of classified documents while insisting that prosecutors will have to “prove” whether he actually broke the law.
“Now, regarding this litigation, he is going to move forward. And I’m certainly not going to defend the behavior listed in that complaint. But they will have to prove it. And it’s a legal process that will have to go forward,” Turner, who has repeatedly defended Trump During the past year, saying on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
Tapper investigated Turner about classified documents that federal authorities seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and how Republicans have fought to defend Trump. The investigation into Trump’s mishandling of the documents led to his arrest and arraignment last week.
“You care about national security. When she saw the insecure way those documents were stored at Mar-a-Lago, did her stomach turn? Tapper asked Turner.
“Well, it’s certainly cause for great concern,” Turner responded. He explained that he and the leaders of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees reviewed the documents that Trump and Biden respectively had.
“And I can tell you that, having looked at those two documents, I have a great concern that both types of documents are in an unsecured location. Both included details of national security issues that should not have been outside of a controlled environment,” Turner added.
Still, Turner has defended Trump’s mishandling of documents.
Last August, Turner suggested that the documents found in the investigation were “not necessarily things that are truly classified.” That same month, he completely questioned the FBI investigation and demanded in a letter that FBI Director Christopher Wray explain why they searched Trump’s residence.
“There must be something higher up at the level of national security for him to do this. Remember, President Trump has more classified material in his head than he will have on his desk. However, they raided his house to see what he had on his desk. I think the American public wants answers.” Turner explained to CNNby Pamela Brown in August 2022.
Turner previously said he would not have held on to classified documents. In a February interview with Tapper, the Republican saying he was “stumped” as to why an elected official would do that.
“I don’t get it with Biden, Pence or Trump,” he said.
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