“Plasma Echo” was the FBI code name for the investigation into Trump’s classified documents.

The FBI’s code name for the investigation into former President Trump’s handling of classified documents was “Plasma Echo,” according to a court filing released Monday.

The name was listed inunredacted court documentsThe case was filed Monday in the former president’s classified documents case. An electronic communication from the FBI included in court documents lists a redacted case ID followed by the text “PLASMIC ECHO.” Mishandling of classified or national defense information. ”

This file, dated February 22, 2024, summarizes the FBI’s initial review of documents received from the National Archives. It was announced that classified documents had been found in 12 of the 15 boxes that President Trump returned to the archives that year.

The summary was among hundreds of pages of evidence submitted by Trump’s legal team on Monday outlining the former president’s efforts to obtain additional records from the federal government regarding the case. CNN reported.

Mr. Hill referred further comment from the FBI and the Department of Justice.

The former president faces 40 charges after leaving the White House in 2021 for allegedly mishandling classified records and attempting to prevent the government from retrieving them. Prosecutors claim the documents contained national defense and weapons information, some of which were marked top secret.

The government’s recovery of more than 300 classified records included an FBI raid of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022.

U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon last week denied the former president’s efforts It was possible to dismiss the case by arguing that the records could be considered personal records.

President Trump claimed that before he left the White House, he designated the records in question as personal under the Presidential Records Act. Cannon ruled that the Presidential Records Act “does not provide a basis for pretrial dismissal.”

President Trump is largely charged under the Espionage Act, which prohibits the intentional retention of national defense information. He was also charged with obstruction of justice for attempting to conceal the records after authorities requested their return, and prosecutors argued that the Presidential Records Act had no bearing on Trump’s ability to keep records. .