DOJ charges prosecutor with trying to steal report on Trump's classified docs case
The Department of Justice has charged a federal prosecutor with attempting to steal a sealed report related to former President Trump's classified documents case. Carmen Mercedes Lineberger is accused of downloading the report and emailing it to herself under a misleading name. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges and the case remains under scrutiny regarding the report's public interest.
- ▪Carmen Mercedes Lineberger was indicted on four felony counts for attempting to steal a sealed report prepared by special counsel Jack Smith.
- ▪The report has been kept secret since it was sealed by a judge in January 2025, following a request from Trump's lawyers.
- ▪Lineberger allegedly renamed the report and sent it to her personal email account from her DOJ account.
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onDOJ charges prosecutor with attempting to steal report on Trump's classified docs caseThe report has remained secret since it was sealed by a judge last year.ByAlexander Mallin, Katherine Faulders, and Peter CharalambousMay 20, 2026, 1:51 PM0:32FBI photograph of redacted documents and classified cover sheets recovered from a container stored in former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida estate that was included in a U.S. Department of Justice filing, Aug. 30, 2022.U.S.
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