Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself report on Trump classified probe
A former federal prosecutor in Florida has been indicted for sending a sealed special counsel report on Donald Trump's classified documents case to her personal email. Carmen Lineberger faces charges including theft of government property and concealment of government records, and she has pleaded not guilty. The indictment alleges she altered the file name to conceal her actions while violating a judicial order.
- ▪Carmen Lineberger sent a special counsel report to her personal email despite a judge's order to keep it sealed.
- ▪She faces charges including theft of government property and concealment of government records.
- ▪Lineberger altered the file name to disguise the report before emailing it to herself.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 11 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 2 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself report on Trump classified probe — NPR — News
- ▪ Former prosecutor emailed herself the unreleased Jack Smith report, DOJ alleges — NBC News — Politics
- ▪ DOJ charges ex-prosecutor with emailing secret Jack Smith report to herself — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Former prosecutor charged with emailing herself Jack Smith report, disguising it as cake recipe — The Hill
- ▪ Former prosecutor charged for disguising sealed Jack Smith report as cake recipe — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Ex-prosecutor charged with sending herself copy of Smith report on Trump classified files probe — ABC News — US
- ▪ Ex-US prosecutor charged for sending herself Trump probe report disguised as cake recipe — South China Morning Post
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National Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself report on Trump classified probe May 21, 20262:39 AM ET By The Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice logo is before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — A former federal prosecutor in Florida sent to her personal email account a special counsel report from the investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents despite a judge's order that it was to remain sealed, according to an indictment made public on Wednesday. Carmen Lineberger, who worked in the U.S.
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