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Ex-prosecutor charged for sending Trump probe report disguised as cake recipe

A former federal prosecutor in Florida, Carmen Lineberger, has been indicted for allegedly emailing a sealed report concerning the investigation into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents to her personal account. She is accused of disguising the report as a cake recipe to conceal her actions. Lineberger faces charges including theft of government property and concealment of government records, to which she has pleaded not guilty. AI

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Ex-prosecutor charged for sending Trump probe report disguised as cake recipe

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Ex-US prosecutor charged for sending herself Trump probe report disguised as cake recipe

    A former federal prosecutor in Florida sent to her personal email account a special counsel report from the investigation into US President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents despite a judge’s order that it remain sealed, according to an indictment made public on Wed…