Trump accused of showing classified map to passengers on private flight

March 25, 2026

A 2023 memo prepared for Special Counsel Jack Smith alleges that former President Trump showed classified materials to passengers aboard a private flight in 2022 and kept documents so restricted that only six government officials could access them. Representative Jamie Raskin released excerpts from this internal Justice Department document to Congress, claiming it demonstrates Trump's mishandling of sensitive national security information after leaving office. The Trump administration and Justice Department have strongly rejected the memo's credibility, calling it politically motivated and false.

Who is affected

President Donald Trump (subject of the allegations)
Susan Wiles, Trump's current chief of staff (allegedly present on the 2022 flight)
Representative Jamie Raskin (Democrat releasing the information)
Special Counsel Jack Smith (who prepared the prosecution)
Attorney General Pam Bondi (recipient of Raskin's letter)
Passengers on the 2022 private flight who allegedly viewed classified materials

What action is being taken

The Republican-controlled US House Judiciary Committee is conducting an investigation into Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump.

Why it matters

This matter involves allegations that a sitting U.S. president potentially compromised highly sensitive national security information accessible to only six government officials, raising serious concerns about the protection of classified materials and whether such documents were mishandled for personal business interests. The allegations represent one of the most significant national security concerns regarding a former president's handling of classified information, particularly given the extremely restricted access level of the documents in question.

What's next

No explicit next steps stated in the article

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