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August 22, 2023

Mike Pence and Mark Meadows Dispute Trump's Claim He Declassified Documents
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Former Vice President Mike Pence and former White House Chief of Staff
Mark Meadows have recently undercut Trump's claims that Trump
declassified documents he took with him when he left the White House.
Pence told ABC News on Sunday he was "never made aware of any
broad-based effort to declassify documents," while Meadows has
reportedly made a similar claim to investigators working for special
counsel Jack Smith. On Monday, Jack Smith's office sharply rejected
Trump's call to delay the start of his federal election interference
trial until 2026, accusing Trump's legal team of grossly exaggerating
the volume of evidence being brought against Trump.


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