Report appears to confirm security officials’ worst fears about the nature of the material Trump refused to hand back

The reported discovery of information about a foreign nation’s nuclear secrets in materials found at Donald Trump’s private residence is horrifying intelligence experts.

Federal agents seized the document during their search of Mar-a-Lago, the former president’s Palm Beach mansion in Florida, last month, the Washington Post reported. It appears to confirm officials’ worst fears about the nature of the intelligence he should have returned to the National Archives.

The fact we now know there were highly classified, restricted access documents about another country’s nuclear defense capabilities stored at Mar-a-Lago is a game changer with regard to the risk it poses to our national security.

That these documents may have been seen by unauthorized personnel… tells individuals what our capabilities are with regard to intelligence collection related to nuclear programs.

Steve Bannon, Trump’s former senior strategist who is already awaiting sentencing for contempt of Congress after refusing to cooperate with the January 6 trial, is expected to be indicted on fraud charges relating to a fundraising scheme.

Barack and Michelle Obama return to the White House at 1.30pm for the unveiling of their official portraits, hosted by Joe and Jill Biden.

Victory by Geoff Diehl, a Trump-supporting election denier, in Massachusetts’ Republican primary could pave the way for an openly gay Democrat Maura Healy to become state governor in November’s midterms.

The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, is scheduled to deliver her daily briefing at 2.45pm.

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