NYT: Trump disclosed state secret about US nuclear ships
Investigators may use this information against him as evidence of irresponsibility
Former US President Donald Trump revealed secrets about US nuclear submarines to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt, who was a member of his Mar-a-Lago club.
Source. The New York Times reports this with reference to people familiar with the investigation into Donald Trump's illegal storage of classified documents at home after he left office.
The information provided by the ex-president to the Australian billionaire concerned, in particular, the number of nuclear warheads and the distance they could approach Russian ships without risk of detection.
Anthony Pratt told investigators that when Trump told him about the nuclear ships, he did not show him any documents.
The billionaire emphasized that he did not know whether this information was true. However, according to ABC, Pratt repeated the information to many other people, including journalists and Australian officials involved in negotiations for Australia to buy the US ships.
The information Trump disclosed was formally classified, but according to Australian officials, it was not new to them.
The New York Times writes that investigators may use this case in the trial against Donald Trump as evidence of an irresponsible approach to state secrets.
Background. Meanwhile, it was reported that Trump's arrest helped raise funds for his campaign, and the court charges also failed to undermine Trump's position in the Republican presidential primaries.
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