McCarthy Asked Whether It Was a ‘Good Look’ for Trump to Allegedly Keep Classified Docs in a Bathroom

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appeared to suggest classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate were secure — because they were in a bathroom. A reporter asked McCarthy on Monday…

Bradley Cortright·Jun 12, 2023·2 min read

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The exchange happened days after Trump was indicted by Special Counsel Jack Smith for his handling of classified documents.

Smith hit Trump with 37 charges in the case, including 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information, one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, one count of corruptly concealing a document or record, one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation, and one count related to making false statements.

The indictment alleges the former president kept classified documents in a bathroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

McCarthy’s comment about a garage refers to President Joe Biden

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The president said he would speak “on all of this, God willing, soon.”

“And by the way, my Corvette’s in a locked garage, OK? So it’s not like they’re sitting out in the street,” he added.

He went on, “People know I take classified documents and classified material seriously. I also said we’re cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Department’s review.”