purports to show Donald Trump crying and talking about classified material at a recent event
By — Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett By — Kyle Midura Kyle Midura Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/audio-of-trump-discussing-classified-material-further-complicates-his-legal-troubles Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio Newly leaked audio appears to show former President Donald Trump discussing sensitive documents with people who didn’t have security clearance during a 2021 meeting. The two-minute recording could hold key evidence in Trump's indictment over his handling of classified information after he left the White House. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest with former U.S. Attorney David N. Kelley. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: A newly leaked audio recording appears to show former President Donald Trump discussing sensitive documents with people who didn't have security clearances during a 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey.In this audio first obtained by CNN, the former president seems to acknowledge he knowingly held onto a document about a potential attack on Iran.Donald Trump, Former President of the United States: This totally wins my case, you know. Staffer: Mm-hmm. Donald Trump: Except it is, like, highly confidential. Staffer: Yes.(LAUGHTER) Donald Trump: Secret. This is secret information.