The classified documents case against former President Donald Trump “reeks” of the FBI’s infamous Russia collusion investigation, a top official in his administration said on Sunday.
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe made the comparison to Crossfire Hurricane while speaking to Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo.
Alluding to special counsel Jack Smith’s team conceding last week that documents seized by the FBI may have become jumbled despite previously saying otherwise, Ratcliffe suggested there was evidence tampering.
“What Jack Smith admitted in court this week was that, in his words, they mishandled the classified documents and misrepresented those to the court,” Ratcliffe said during his “Sunday Morning Futures” appearance.
Ratcliffe contended that prosecutors got “caught” when Trump’s lawyers and the other co-defendants raised the issue of…
