In a recent interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe suggested that former President Donald Trump could potentially face additional criminal charges from federal prosecutors in Bedminster, New Jersey, regarding his handling of classified material. McCabe’s comments come amidst ongoing investigations into Trump’s actions, with the special counsel’s office led by Jack Smith still actively pursuing the case, and a federal grand jury in Florida remaining involved.
CNN reporter Katelyn Polantz revealed that Susie Miles, a senior Trump campaign official who was allegedly shown a classified map by Trump during a meeting at his New Jersey golf club, has provided multiple testimonies to federal investigators. This new witness testimony, combined with the continued investigation, prompted Blitzer to inquire about the possibility of additional charges for Trump in New Jersey.
McCabe responded that it is indeed a possibility, highlighting the two incidents where classified documents and national defense information were shared with unauthorized individuals, both of which occurred in Bedminster. Interestingly, despite other locations being searched by the government, Bedminster has not yet undergone an official search.
While McCabe acknowledged that a search of the property is technically possible, he expressed skepticism about its likelihood. He noted that the Trump team had conducted their own search, and the special counsel’s team had identified and interviewed the individuals involved in that search. McCabe suggested that the prosecutors may be concerned about the lack of a government search, but at this stage, it appears that they do not believe there is sufficient probable cause to execute a search warrant in Bedminster.
In early reports this month, Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 counts related to his handling of classified material at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Southern Florida. His personal aide and co-defendant, Walt Nauta, is expected to enter a plea of not guilty to the federal charges in the coming week. The developments in both the Florida and New Jersey cases continue to unfold, leaving open the possibility of further legal action against the former president.
“It’s certainly possible,” McCabe responded. “I think it still remains a big question. You have these two incidents in which classified documents, national defense information, were shared with people who were not authorized to receive it. Both of them take place at Bedminster. And yet Bedminster is somewhat notoriously the one location that the government has not searched.”
We know that the Trump team conducted their own search. We also know that the special counsel team ultimately identified the people who conducted that search and brought those people in for interviews,” McCabe added. “I think it’s probably a concern on the part of the prosecutors, but I would expect that at this point, they don’t believe they have enough current recent probable cause to execute any sort of a search warrant there.”
