The eventual indictment — filed against Trump five months after the memo was written — did not mention Trump’s business interests as a possible motive. The memo recounts an alleged incident in which Trump, on a June 2022 flight to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, allegedly shared a classified map with passengers. Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and maintained that he was entitled to keep classified records when he left the White House in 2021. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson on Wednesday panned the conclusions detailed in the newly released memo from Smith’s team. Republicans have sought to paint that move as evidence Smith was pursuing a partisan vendetta.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2026 20:07 UTC