Ex-DoJ prosecutor charged with sending sealed Jack Smith Trump report to personal email
Summary
A former Department of Justice prosecutor named Carmen Mercedes Lineberger is charged with crimes for sending a secret report about President Donald Trump from her work email to her personal email. She allegedly tried to hide the document by renaming it as a cake recipe on her government computer.Key Facts
- Carmen Mercedes Lineberger worked as a managing assistant US attorney in Florida.
- She received a sealed report about a federal criminal investigation related to President Trump.
- In December 2025, she sent the report from her official email to her personal email account.
- Lineberger renamed the file “Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf” to hide it on her government computer.
- The report was blocked from public release by a judge’s order.
- The investigation was led by Jack Smith and involved Trump’s handling of White House documents and allegations about the 2020 election.
- Both investigations ended after President Trump won his second term because of a policy protecting sitting presidents.
- Lineberger faces felony charges and could be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
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