Trump lawyer meets with FBI after asserting government had secured all requested documents
Prior to the Aug. 8 raid, Trump voluntarily cooperated with a grand jury subpoena and allowed the bureau to peruse his estate.
Trump attorney Christina Bobb met with the FBI on Friday after previously signing a letter that confirmed the former president had returned all requested documents to the government.
Bobb signed a letter attesting that Trump had returned all of the documents the FBI sought, which the bureau received along with 38 classified documents during its June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago, according to the Associated Press.
Prior to the Aug. 8 raid, Trump voluntarily cooperated with a grand jury subpoena and allowed the bureau to peruse his estate, including the storage locker where he kept his private records.
Bobb told the FBI on Friday that she had signed the letter in her capacity as the custodian of Trump's records, but had not drafted the document. Instead, it was Evan Corcoran, another Trump attorney, who had drafted the letter. The bureau sought information on that letter, which it asserts was false, given their ultimate discovery of additional documents marked "classified" during the later raid.
NBC first reported the interview, which was a voluntary discussion. Neither Bobb nor Corcoran have been charged with any wrongdoing.
The news comes amid the ongoing legal battle between Trump and the DOJ over the investigation into his possible mishandling of classified information. The DOJ on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reject the former president's bid to halt its investigation.