Donald Trump told an aide she should deny any knowledge of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, according to a report on Tuesday.

Molly Michael began working for Trump in the White House in 2018 and carried on as his aide after he left.

She resigned last year over his alleged refusal to return documents he took from the White House, and has since testified to the January 6 Committee.

On Tuesday, ABC News reported she had told investigators looking into Trump’s handling of classified documents he tried to silence her.

After Trump heard the FBI wanted to interview Michael last year, sources told ABC, Trump allegedly told her: ‘You don’t know anything about the boxes.’

Molly Michael also testified about note cards before the House January 6 Committee

Molly Michael also testified about note cards before the House January 6 Committee

Molly Michael also testified about note cards before the House January 6 Committee

Michael, left, is seen on May 1, 2020 with Johnny McEntee, the former Director of the Presidential Personnel Office

Michael, left, is seen on May 1, 2020 with Johnny McEntee, the former Director of the Presidential Personnel Office

Michael, left, is seen on May 1, 2020 with Johnny McEntee, the former Director of the Presidential Personnel Office

Piles of boxes of classified documents are pictured in Mar-a-Lago

Piles of boxes of classified documents are pictured in Mar-a-Lago

Piles of boxes of classified documents are pictured in Mar-a-Lago

Documents were stored in the bathrooms - with so many boxes they were even stacked in the bath

Documents were stored in the bathrooms - with so many boxes they were even stacked in the bath

Documents were stored in the bathrooms – with so many boxes they were even stacked in the bath

Michael grew increasingly concerned about Trump’s response to the repeated requests from the National Archives office for the return of the classified documents he had taken, the sources said.

She felt that there were many people around Mar-a-Lago who could ‘easily’ disprove his public statements that all the documents had been handed back.

Michael even told Trump that many people, among them maintenance workers, had seen the boxes at Mar-a-Lago and knew there were many more than the 15 he claimed.

And she told investigators, according to ABC’s sources, that Trump well knew there were classified documents in the boxes, because he was familiar with their contents and had been shown a photo of a storage room with all 90 or so boxes in it.

The indictment against Trump for mishandling classified documents and refusing to hand them back alleges that Trump asked one of his attorneys at the time: ‘Wouldn’t it be better if we just told them we don’t have anything here?’

In June last year, Trump’s attorney, Evan Corcoran, supervised a search for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and handed over 38 to the FBI, signing a statement confirming that the subpoena for the documents had been fully complied with.

But officials did not believe Trump had been straight with them, and launched an unannounced search of the property in August, finding a further 102 papers.

Michael told investigators there were even more.

Donald Trump is seen on June 13 in Miami, after his arraignment on federal charges related to the documents

Donald Trump is seen on June 13 in Miami, after his arraignment on federal charges related to the documents

Donald Trump is seen on June 13 in Miami, after his arraignment on federal charges related to the documents

Michael stopped working for Trump last year, some time after the August raid on Mar-a-Lago

Michael stopped working for Trump last year, some time after the August raid on Mar-a-Lago

Michael stopped working for Trump last year, some time after the August raid on Mar-a-Lago 

Documents were stored all over Mar-a-Lago, including in the ballroom

Documents were stored all over Mar-a-Lago, including in the ballroom

Documents were stored all over Mar-a-Lago, including in the ballroom

Some of the boxes of documents had spilled out onto the floor inside Mar-a-Lago

Some of the boxes of documents had spilled out onto the floor inside Mar-a-Lago

Some of the boxes of documents had spilled out onto the floor inside Mar-a-Lago

She said she returned to work after the raid – she had not been in her office at the time – and found her desk in disarray, she noticed that To Do lists Trump had prepared for her were still there, buried under papers.

The To Do lists were scribbled on the back of documents with classified markings, she said.

Michael has not commented on ABC’s report.

Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, said ABC’s report was from ‘illegal leaks’ of the investigation, and lacked ‘proper context’.

Cheung said that the Justice Department needed to urgently investigate the leaks.

‘These illegal leaks are coming from sources which totally lack proper context and relevant information,’ he said.

‘The Department of Justice should investigate the criminal leaking, instead of perpetrating their baseless witch hunts.’

You May Also Like

Former DPP KEN MACDONALD KC: You’re more likely to win the lottery than have the police turn up

Who are the police for? This should be a daft question —but…

Overactive bladder pill could soon be available without prescription in new hope for women

An overactive bladder is also known as the “urge to pee” condition;…

Cyd Charisse: Singin’ in the Rain star died from heart attack – how to minimise your risk

Once described by Fred Astaire as “beautiful dynamite,” the ballet dancer was…

Chris Christie takes second place from plunging Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire Republican primary poll

A new poll published Tuesday delivers more bad news for the faltering…