Several US Secret Service agents connected to former President Trump have been subpoenaed and are expected to testify before a Washington, DC, grand jury likely on Friday this week.
The grand jury appearances are related to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the handling of classified documents at Trump’s personal estate, Mar-a-Lago.
A source familiar with the investigation did not provide a specific number of agents involved, but confirmed testimony scheduled for April 7.
The development in the case comes as Trump is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday to be arraigned following his indictment last week in connection with hush money payments to a porn star in 2016.
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Former President Trump. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
A spokesman for the Secret Service said the agency had no comment. A spokesman for Smith also declined to comment.
Trump’s legal team has been largely unsuccessful in fighting subpoenas and other actions from Smith’s team. Earlier this month, a judge ruled one of Trump’s lawyers, Evan Corcoran, must testify before a grand jury related to the investigation.
Smith’s team claims Trump misled his lawyers about classified documents stored at his home.
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A Secret Service agent told the passerby to keep moving, as he watched over the wall surrounding former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Trump vigorously disputes that claim.
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith as special counsel on Nov. 18 to investigate the matter, which has taken place since FBI agents raided Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, and seized classified records, including some marked top secret, according to a warrant and property receipt. property
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US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart signed the warrant, which gives agents the authority to seize “all physical documents and records that constitute evidence, contraband, proceeds of crime, or other illegal items property” in violation of the US Code, including classified documents and presidential records produced between Jan. 20, 2017, and Jan. 20, 2021.
Former President Trump spoke at a rally at the Waco Regional Airport. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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The property receipt showed that FBI agents took approximately 20 boxes of items from the premises, including a set of documents marked as “Miscellaneous classified/TS/SCI items document,” which refers to top secret/sensitive compartmented information.
