It includes a moment when Trump seems to indicate he was holding a secret Pentagon document with plans to attack Iran. The episode is one of two referenced in the indictment where prosecutors allege that Trump showed classified information to others who did not have security clearances, CNN reported. In the conversation, Trump is talking with people helping his former chief of staff Mark Meadows write a book. According to the recording aired on CNN, Trump refers to the document and its classified status. “This was done by the military and given to me,” Trump continues, before noting that the document remained classified.

Source: CNN June 27, 2023 15:25 UTC