The recording indicates Trump understood he retained classified material after leaving the White House, according to multiple sources familiar with the investigation.
Meadows didn’t attend the meeting, sources said.
The revelation that the former president and commander-in-chief has been captured on tape discussing a classified document could raise his legal exposure as he continues his third bid for the White House.
On the recording and in response to the story, Trump brings up the document, which he says came from Milley.
However, there’s no indication Trump followed the legally mandated declassification process, and his attorneys have avoided saying so far in court whether Trump declassified records he kept.
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