In a significant development in the classified documents case involving former President Donald Trump, a Mar-a-Lago employee, Brian Butler, identified as 'Trump Employee 5' in the indictment, has come forward publicly in a CNN exclusive interview. Butler, who worked at Mar-a-Lago for 20 years, admitted to unwittingly moving boxes of classified documents onto Trump's plane and has expressed his willingness to testify in the Florida case. This revelation comes as Trump is expected to attend a hearing Thursday, where his attorneys will argue for the case to be dismissed. Butler's testimony potentially adds to the evidence against Trump and raises security concerns about the ease of access to the unsecured room where classified documents were kept. In the interview, Butler stated that he does not believe the criminal case against Trump is a 'witch hunt,' contradicting Trump and his allies' claims and pushing back on political attacks. He believes voters should hear the truth about his former boss before the election.
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‘This is not a witch hunt’: Takeaways from CNN’s sit-down with ex-Trump employee who unwittingly moved classified docs. https://t.co/7jihLidASd
🇺🇸 FORMER TRUMP EMPLOYEE: TRUMP LEFT CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN UNSECURED ROOM "There were definitely a lot of gaps where people could get in very easily. I mean anybody could just go up the spiral staircase, turn left, and there it is." Source: CNN https://t.co/obHfbKsZxN
🇺🇸 FORMER TRUMP EMPLOYEE IN CLASSIFIED DOCS CASE: I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE ALL DIRTY "So not only did you get pressured to get an attorney, you were also being offered tickets and Facetime with the president?" "That's what he said. He said he'd love to see you." Source: CNN https://t.co/mSGi7PwTe2
UPDATE: A longtime valet whose witness testimony helped investigators charge Donald Trump over his alleged efforts to illegally hoard and hide classified documents told CNN on Monday that his former boss should quit his 2024 presidential campaign. https://t.co/9etnJQy0S2
"We're all dirty. We all moved boxes," one of Trump's co-defendants told Brian Butler, previously only known as Trump Employee 5, who says he felt pressured to get a Trump attorney but refused. https://t.co/JfDypy5LuO
BREAKING IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT ELECTIONS: As you read this, know that it’s from @CNN. CNN just released what they described as an “exclusive interview” with Mar-a-Lago employee, identified as Brian Butler, who reportedly played a significant role in the investigation into Donald… https://t.co/RSg7ppyxhr
CNN exclusive: 'Trump Employee 5,' who unknowingly helped move classified documents, speaks out https://t.co/i0QiITOaY1
Our full interview tonight with Trump Employee 5, who spoke about what he saw at the former president’s private club and the subsequent fallout after a search there by federal investigators. https://t.co/g0KVzIohmG
Watching Brian, “employee number 5,” discuss the classified documents case is eye opening. He, like so many, was a Trump believer that saw the truth. And now he has to worry about retribution. Trump leaves a wake of destruction in his scared, weak, whiney path
Trump's valet who worked at Mar-a-Lago for 20 years comes forward publicly and admits he 'unwittingly' carried boxes of classified documents onto the ex-president's plane and is willing to testify in the Florida case https://t.co/otM3U69cuS https://t.co/XytJAyohtM
"They were the boxes that were in the indictment, the white bankers boxes. That’s what I remember loading." Brian Butler, “Trump Employee 5," to @kaitlancollins https://t.co/lzPJr0jikP
A Mar-a-Lago club employee at the center of former President Trump’s classified documents case said that the matter isn’t a “witch hunt,” pushing back on political attacks from Trump and his allies. https://t.co/jzOPfZWgNU https://t.co/BYR6b8oOnV
Brian Butler is speaking out for the first time about how he unwittingly helped move dozens of boxes of classified material around the former president’s Florida estate. https://t.co/8djoFdWw1z
More potentially damning testimony about Trump's handling of classified and top secret documents. (Remember when he said Hillary Clinton should go to jail for far less?) The question is, will this case ever be tried? https://t.co/IQ2RqDUfRo
CNN Exclusive: ‘Trump Employee 5,’ who unknowingly helped move classified documents, speaks out to warn voters to who Trump really is https://t.co/tcbT44Alt4
NEWS w/ @kpolantz— A longtime Mar-a-Lago employee who’s now a central witness in the classified documents investigation is speaking publicly for the first time because he believes voters should hear the truth about his former boss before the election. https://t.co/6QafiSSdGZ
Brian Butler, who is referenced as “Trump Employee 5” in classified documents indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith, exclusively tells CNN he doesn’t believe the criminal case against Trump is a “witch hunt.” via @kpolantz & @kaitlancollins: https://t.co/GFZXw6MEZD https://t.co/4WyHHaUGiC
Former President Trump is expected to attend a hearing Thursday in the federal criminal case involving his handling of classified documents in Florida, where his attorneys will argue the case should be thrown out. https://t.co/2HLEwVvlli
Trump Claims Jack Smith Just Made an Admission in Classified Documents Case https://t.co/XYI1SQ8zO3
New filing in Jack Smith’s classified documents case suggests Donald Trump will attend Thursday’s motions hearing in Fort Pierce h/t @GingerGibson https://t.co/wWhyIh9e8c https://t.co/pRLgpv46YH
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: Judge Just Ended Jack Smith - Trump WINS https://t.co/GVUTcWkjVJ
Donald Trump says Jack Smith just made major admission https://t.co/SBMxdQ1Gto https://t.co/AvTo365ak0