‘Plasmic Echo’ was FBI code name for Trump classified documents probe


by TheHill

TheHill— The FBI's code name for its investigation into former President Trump's handling of classified documents was "Plasmic Echo," according to court filings published Monday. The name was listed in unredacted court documents filed Monday in the former president's classified documents case. Electronic communication from the FBI included in the court documents lists a case ID, which was

PJ Media—What Do New Documents in 'Plasmic Echo' Case Reveal About the Feds' Surveillance of Trump?. “Plasmic Echo” is the latest in the bizarre code names used by the FBI in its surveillance of President Trump. The federal government is trying to prosecute Trump under the Presidential Records Act and is charging him with having a file folder of 100 or so classified documents at his home in Mar-a-Lago. The code name came to light when presiding Federal Judge Aileen Cannon released a trove of redacted documents in the case.

The Independent—Witness in Trump’s classified documents case asked FBI not to record interview. The witness told investigators having a recorded interview would be a ‘risk’ for him in ‘the Trump world’

Fox News—Judge unseals FBI files in Trump classified documents case, including detailed timeline of Mar-a-Lago raid. The judge presiding over former President Trump’s classified documents case unsealed a slew of documents Monday evening pertaining to the FBI’s investigation into the former president and the FBI’s raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the release of the new documents, which provided a detailed look into the personnel involved in the raid on Mar-a-Lago and a play-by-play timeline of the raid. One of the documents is an FBI file that suggests the...