In response to a brand new court docket submitting within the categorised paperwork case in opposition to Trump, just a few thousand folks had been screened earlier than they entered Mar-a-Lago.
Alan Feuer of The New York Occasions discovered this troubling observe in a authorities court docket submitting:
In an interesting govt submitting rejecting Trump’s discovery requests within the categorised paperwork case come this factoid:
Of the 48,000 friends who visited Mar-a-Lago when Trump had secret materials there solely 2,200 had their names checked and solely 2,900 handed through metallic detectors. pic.twitter.com/0L2dUR38tu— Alan Feuer (@alanfeuer) February 2, 2024
I don’t know if the info level is fascinating. It’s terrifying that individuals might get into Trump’s membership, the place he was hiding categorised paperwork and displaying them off to friends with out passing by means of a metallic detector or having their names checked.
So long as you paid Trump the cash for a membership, the particular person might get entry to Trump’s membership, the previous president, and all the nationwide safety secrets and techniques that he might steal.
Mar-a-Lago has at all times been a possible nationwide safety nightmare, but it surely was even worse than doubtlessly might have been imagined. Trump is getting the whole lot he desires from his MAGA mega fan, Choose Aileen Cannon, however the lack of safety at Mar-a-Lago illustrates that Trump and his membership are a menace to nationwide safety.
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