French President Emmanuel Macron at the EU Summit Held In Brussels Day II.Photo: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images
More than a month after the FBI seized a document containing information about the “President of France” fromDonald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, French PresidentEmmanuel Macronsays he “would be delighted” to find out exactly what that document includes.
Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper inan interview aired this week, 44-year-old Macron said he had heard about the existence document in the news, but was unfamiliar with what it might contain.
“If you have more information, I would be delighted [to hear it],” Macron told Tapper, adding: “I’m not part of the FBI, I’m not one of President Trump’s lawyers, I have no information about that.”
Macron continued: “I would not say it’s pleasant to see this type of information. I try to be less paranoiac these days so, I mean, I’m cool, I’m here and I would be delighted to have more information.”
An inventory of the items taken in the FBI’s recentsearch of Trump’s residenceat his Palm Beach, Florida, resort in early August shows 11 sets of classified documents. A three-page list of the items seized describes one document as containing “info re: President of France.”
Also among the many boxes of items taken were binders of photos, an unspecified handwritten note and the executive grant of clemency forformer Trump aide Roger Stone. Some were marked as top secret, which theWall Street Journalnotes should only be available in special government facilities.
According to thenow-public search warrantexecuted at the search, the former president is being investigated for potentially obstructing justice and violating the Espionage Act.
Trump has said on his social media platform Truth Social that any documents in his possession had been declassified.
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Trump and Macron’s relationship as world leaders was the subject of numerous reports during the former president’s four years in office. At times, Trump appearedeager to forge a friendshipwith Macron, though he later reportedly lashed out at theFrench president behind closed doors.
source: people.com
