Who actually is reading the documents stored in the bathroom?
“Last week, former president Donald Trump was indicted on charges that he mishandled classified documents, allegedly storing them in, among other places, a Mar-a-Lago bathroom. A photo of the scene included in the indictment depicted stacks of boxes under a large crystal chandelier that was somehow simultaneously decadent and drab, the light fixture equivalent of Miss Havisham.”1
“The 37-count federal indictment against former President Trump that was unsealed Friday included pictures of dozens of boxes stored throughout his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Why it matters: The Department of Justice says the boxes, stored everywhere from a shower to a business center, held hundreds of classified documents that, if exposed, could threaten U.S. national security, foreign relations, and the safety of the military.
For about three months in 2021, some of Trump’s boxes were kept in the ballroom where “events and gatherings took place,” the indictment says.
Mar-a-Lago, which the indictment said was not an authorized location to store the classified documents, hosted events for tens of thousands of its members and guests while the boxes were at the resort.”2
- The Washington Post, Geraldine DeRuiter, June 12, 2023 – We need to talk about Trump’s bathroom chandelier – Designers (and one epidemiologist) weigh in on the peculiar light fixture from the Trump indictment photos
- Axios.com, Jacob Knutson, June 9, 2023 – In photos: Trump stored classified docs in Mar-a-Lago bathroom and ballroom, DOJ says
