According to a transcript of an audio recording obtained by CNN, former President Donald Trump admitted in a 2021 meeting that he possessed undisclosed classified military information.

Trump acknowledged that as president, he had the authority to declassify such information but stated that he no longer had that power, CNN has reported.

The transcript was part of a discussion where Trump referenced a classified Pentagon document concerning a potential attack on Iran.

However, the specific details of the seven counts mentioned in the indictment against Trump by special counsel Jack Smith have not been disclosed to the public.

The significance of the tape lies in its revelation that Trump understood the classified nature of the documents he had in his possession at Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House.

Trump has publicly maintained that all the documents he brought to his Florida residence were declassified, while criticizing the special counsel’s investigation as a politically motivated endeavor to disrupt his 2024 presidential campaign.

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