DOJ charges ex-prosecutor with stealing Trump documents case report prepared by Jack Smith
Carmen Mercedes Lineberger allegedly emailed herself a copy of Volume II of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's criminal case.
TL;DR
- Former federal prosecutor Carmen Mercedes Lineberger is charged with stealing a sealed volume of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the Trump classified documents case.
- Lineberger allegedly saved the sealed report on her government computer and emailed it to her personal Gmail account.
- The indictment includes charges of theft of government property and altering public records.
- Judge Aileen Cannon had previously ordered the prohibition of the release, sharing, or transmission of Volume II of Smith's report.
- The DOJ dropped its appeal of Cannon's dismissal of the Trump case after Trump's election to a second term, citing a policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.