Ex-prosecutor allegedly stole secret report on Trump, named file "Bundt Cake Recipe"
Summary
A former federal prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, was charged with stealing a secret Justice Department report about President Donald Trump’s investigation and emailing it to herself. The report involved special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election and mishandling of classified documents.Key Facts
- Carmen Lineberger, a former federal prosecutor, faces charges for theft and altering government records.
- She allegedly downloaded a sealed report called "Volume II" on the Trump investigation and saved it as "Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf."
- Lineberger also emailed herself parts of an internal Justice Department memo saved as "Chocolate_cake_recipe.pdf."
- The report was part of Jack Smith’s investigation into charges against President Trump regarding classified documents and election interference.
- A judge blocked the release of the classified documents portion of the report in early 2025.
- President Trump was charged in 2023 but has denied wrongdoing and called the investigation politically motivated.
- The indictment doesn’t say what Lineberger planned to do with the stolen documents.
- The report’s public release was limited after Trump was sworn in for his second term in 2025 due to ongoing related cases.
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