"Prosecutors Counter Trump's Claims in Mar-a-Lago Documents Case with New Filing"

Special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutors have filed a 67-page document defending the federal government's actions in seeking to repossess White House records taken by Donald Trump, as the case evolved into a federal investigation. The filing refutes Trump's claims and seeks to keep the case on track for a spring trial, detailing the search of Mar-a-Lago and the subsequent investigation. Prosecutors argue that Trump's legal team has distorted events and that the case's evolution followed Justice Department protocol. They also refute Trump's claim of holding security clearance after leaving office and assert that his requests for internal government communications are not entitled as part of discovery.