Trump Hosted All These People In His Mar-A-Lago Office Where He’d Stashed Government Secrets

Nigel Farage, Ray J and Michael Flynn, the former U.S. general who pleaded guilty to lying to investigators, normally wouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the United States’ most-sensitive secrets.

But https://www.scribd.com/document/591081824/Unsealed-Filing” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.scribd.com/document/591081824/Unsealed-Filing” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.scribd.com/document/591081824/Unsealed-Filing” aria-label=”court filings made this week by the Justice Department”>court filings made this week by the Justice Department, and https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/108919551852852903″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/108919551852852903″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/108919551852852903″ aria-label=”confirmed in part by Donald Trump”>confirmed in part by Donald Trump, revealed he’d stored classified files at Mar-a-Lago, including in his office, since leaving the White House. Social media posts offer a glimpse of some of the former presidents’ visitors over the past 18 months, who gained access to the room where the FBI found top-secret government documents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLUFXrRRRQ&t=400s” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLUFXrRRRQ&t=400s” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLUFXrRRRQ&t=400s” aria-label=”“He has guests frequently there,””>“He has guests frequently there,” Trump’s attorney Alina Habba said Thursday on Fox News.

Those guests include Farage, Ray J and Flynn as well as Republican members of Congress, local government officials, current candidates, conservative operatives and, in addition to Farage, a one-time member of the European Parliament, at least one other former foreign legislator, according to Forbes’ analysis of social-media posts.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcF9D_LqoCl/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CcF9D_LqoCl/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CcF9D_LqoCl/” aria-label=”Farage”>Farage, who helped engineer Brexit, and two other guests met with Trump in his Mar-a-Lago office last April.

Trump admitted another former member of a foreign legislature into his office in November 2021 when he accepted an honorary black belt in taekwondo. The president of the governing body that bestowed the award, https://www.facebook.com/WorldTaekwondoHeadquarters/posts/pfbid02YsPT1tEkfdc7mkBUYsSvLTqW3Zf7d76v3h9M5k5khgcW8j2NpKVEsZUiS92D2ubnl” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.facebook.com/WorldTaekwondoHeadquarters/posts/pfbid02YsPT1tEkfdc7mkBUYsSvLTqW3Zf7d76v3h9M5k5khgcW8j2NpKVEsZUiS92D2ubnl” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.facebook.com/WorldTaekwondoHeadquarters/posts/pfbid02YsPT1tEkfdc7mkBUYsSvLTqW3Zf7d76v3h9M5k5khgcW8j2NpKVEsZUiS92D2ubnl” aria-label=”Lee Dong-sup”>Lee Dong-sup, was a http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2018/05/663_246605.html” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2018/05/663_246605.html” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2018/05/663_246605.html” aria-label=”member of South Korea’s parliament”>member of South Korea’s parliament in 2018, the Korea Times reported (Lee’s name does not appear on the https://korea.assembly.go.kr:447/mem/mem_01.jsp” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://korea.assembly.go.kr:447/mem/mem_01.jsp” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://korea.assembly.go.kr:447/mem/mem_01.jsp” aria-label=”assembly’s current roster”>assembly’s current roster).

As for U.S. lawmakers, https://www.instagram.com/p/CV4CPI3sB_v/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CV4CPI3sB_v/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CV4CPI3sB_v/” aria-label=”Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo).”>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo). is one of at least six members of congress to visit Trump in his Mar-a-Lago office. Boebert didn’t encounter any classified information during her November 2021 visit, nor did Trump mention that any was in the vicinity, according to a spokesperson for the lawmaker. Investigators have not been in touch with Boebert regarding her visit, the spokesperson said.

Republicans https://www.instagram.com/p/CauuUvQOWka/?cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CauuUvQOWka/?cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CauuUvQOWka/?cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ aria-label=”Jim Banks”>Jim Banks (Ind.), https://www.instagram.com/p/COQEjNEAi0f/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/COQEjNEAi0f/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/COQEjNEAi0f/” aria-label=”Ted Budd”>Ted Budd (N.C.), https://www.instagram.com/p/CUqeaDkpE6A/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CUqeaDkpE6A/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CUqeaDkpE6A/” aria-label=”Mario Diaz-Balart”>Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), https://www.instagram.com/p/CU56oFBAwv4/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=checksimbalances&cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CU56oFBAwv4/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=checksimbalances&cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CU56oFBAwv4/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=checksimbalances&cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ aria-label=”Lance Gooden”>Lance Gooden (Texas) and https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeaUAFvKoG/?cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeaUAFvKoG/?cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeaUAFvKoG/?cdlcid=60be2306fe2c195e919529b2″ aria-label=”Greg Steube”>Greg Steube (Fla.) also shared photos from Trump’s office. As did candidates for Congress https://www.instagram.com/p/CdNsffbuPj8/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CdNsffbuPj8/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CdNsffbuPj8/” aria-label=”Jake Evans”>Jake Evans, https://twitter.com/CoryMillsFL/status/1489961438424846342/photo/4″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://twitter.com/CoryMillsFL/status/1489961438424846342/photo/4″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/CoryMillsFL/status/1489961438424846342/photo/4″ aria-label=”Cory Mills”>Cory Mills and https://www.instagram.com/p/CMdOqpAgmXG/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CMdOqpAgmXG/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CMdOqpAgmXG/” aria-label=”Vernon Jones”>Vernon Jones. Their spokespeople did not respond to inquiries.

State and municipal officials also may have gotten unusually close to U.S. government secrets. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdPtKgCMVLG/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CdPtKgCMVLG/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CdPtKgCMVLG/” aria-label=”Dan Cox”>Dan Cox, a state delegate in Maryland and the GOP nominee for governor, shared a photo from the office in May. He, too, told Forbes that he didn’t see any classified information during his visit and that Trump didn’t mention that any might be near by. Florida State Rep. https://www.instagram.com/p/CaP04oTurHZ/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CaP04oTurHZ/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CaP04oTurHZ/” aria-label=”Anthony Sabatini”>Anthony Sabatini, Mayor https://www.instagram.com/p/CcOhs2RP5Zi/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CcOhs2RP5Zi/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CcOhs2RP5Zi/” aria-label=”Esteban Bovo Jr”>Esteban Bovo Jr. of Hialeah, Florida and New York City Councilperson https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVM1AfLpFF/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVM1AfLpFF/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVM1AfLpFF/” aria-label=”Inna Vernikov”>Inna Vernikov also visited.

In 2017, former National Security Advisor https://twitter.com/JosephJFlynn1/status/1508627769340710914″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://twitter.com/JosephJFlynn1/status/1508627769340710914″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/JosephJFlynn1/status/1508627769340710914″ aria-label=”Michael Flynn”>Michael Flynn pleaded guilty. Right-wing political operative https://truthsocial.com/@RealRogerStone/posts/107949208870917470″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://truthsocial.com/@RealRogerStone/posts/107949208870917470″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://truthsocial.com/@RealRogerStone/posts/107949208870917470″ aria-label=”Roger Stone”>Roger Stone was found guilty of seven felony counts, including of lying to Congress, in 2019. While in office, Trump pardoned Flynn and granted clemency to Stone. Out of office, both men may have been in the vicinity of classified information when they, separately, visited Trump.

Turning Point USA founder https://www.instagram.com/p/CWOgiUOvC8B/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CWOgiUOvC8B/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CWOgiUOvC8B/” aria-label=”Charlie Kirk”>Charlie Kirk, Project Veritas’ https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxXfZ-AKYO/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxXfZ-AKYO/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxXfZ-AKYO/” aria-label=”James O’Keefe”>James O’Keefe, former White House advisor https://twitter.com/StephenM/status/1379170568562434050″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://twitter.com/StephenM/status/1379170568562434050″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/StephenM/status/1379170568562434050″ aria-label=”Stephen Miller”>Stephen Miller, https://twitter.com/ThisIsKyleR/status/1503428093242925063″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://twitter.com/ThisIsKyleR/status/1503428093242925063″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/ThisIsKyleR/status/1503428093242925063″ aria-label=”Kyle Rittenhouse”>Kyle Rittenhouse, commentator https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvsPfVJzwY/” target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvsPfVJzwY/” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvsPfVJzwY/” aria-label=”Todd Starnes”>Todd Starnes and Pastor https://twitter.com/PastorDScott/status/1486136598160887809″ target=”_blank” class=”color-link” title=”https://twitter.com/PastorDScott/status/1486136598160887809″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” data-ga-track=”ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/PastorDScott/status/1486136598160887809″ aria-label=”Darrell Scott (with Ray J)”>Darrell Scott (with Ray J) are among the other conservative operatives spotted in Trump’s office.

Starnes, who was at Mar-a-Lago around November 2021 to interview Trump for a book, was the only member of this group to respond to an inquiry. He told Forbes he was offered a Diet Coke but said he “cannot and will not disclose the contents of the interview or the documents the president may or may not have shown to me.”