This wasn't a mistake, it was deliberate concealment by a former DOJ prosecutor, who violated a court order, DOJ policy and the public trust. She even went as far as to rename the files to disguise them before emailing the sealed court documents to personal accounts. Rules apply to everyone, even insiders who thought prosecutorial power put them above the law.
Volume II of Smith's report remains the only special counsel final report in U.S. history never publicly released, kept hidden at Trump's urging through Judge Cannon's order. The lengths taken to suppress this document, including evasive language from Patel about "confidential investigation documents," raise serious questions about what's actually in it.
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