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The 7 Key Pieces of the Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Photo

9/1/2022, 3:16:03 PM


Taken by the FBI, the photograph shows several documents labeled with so-called "classification marks." These government codes are designed to indicate the confidentiality of the information to which they refer, and the rules on how it should be handled.

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(CNN) --

Included in the government's latest court filing in its effort to investigate Donald Trump's handling of classified materials is a unique and tantalizing photograph showing a number of documents found on the resort's property. of Florida of the former president.

Taken by the FBI, the photograph shows several documents labeled with so-called "classification marks."

These government codes are designed to indicate the confidentiality of the information to which they refer, and the rules on how it should be handled.

Although the contents of the more than 100 classified documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago are unknown, the government markings on this handful of pages offer intriguing clues as to the sensitivity and provenance of the information they contain.

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