NEW: Trump Attorney Told Special Counsel She Warned About Criminal Penalties for Violating Subpoena

One of former president Donald Trump’s current attorneys told special counsel Jack Smith’s team that, within days of the Justice Department issuing a subpoena last year for all classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, she “very clearly” warned Trump that if he failed to fully comply — but then swore he did — “it’s going to be a crime,” according to sources familiar with the matter.

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Sources said the lawyer, Jennifer Little, told investigators Trump “absolutely” understood the warning, which came during a pivotal meeting at Mar-a-Lago with Trump and another attorney, Evan Corcoran, who had recently joined Trump’s legal team. …

But, she told Trump, if there are any more classified documents, failing to return all of them moving forward will be “a problem,” especially because the subpoena requires a signed certification swearing full compliance, the sources said.

“Once this is signed — if anything else is located — it’s going to be a crime,” sources quoted Little as recalling she told Trump.

[Interesting if true, for three reasons. First, it corroborates Corcoran’s reported testimony. Second, it establishes a criminal intent, if the allegations themselves are proven. And most of all, Little *still represents Trump*. She’s one of his attorneys in the Georgia RICO case. I wonder how long that will last. — Ed]

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