Cohen believes Trump keeps top-secret documents in his children's homes, Bedminster, and Trump Tower

The Trump Tower, Bedminster, and his children's homes are likely to contain copies of top-secret documents, according to Michael Cohen

Cohen believes Trump may have copies of the classified documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago stashed elsewhere

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A recent court filing by the Department of Justice prompted Cohen to react on Twitter

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Cohen was referring to Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's former CFO, who admitted to orchestrating a payroll tax-dodging scheme

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On August 8, the FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, including some marked "top secret" and nuclear weapons-related files

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The DOJ is investigating whether Trump broke any of three federal laws, including the Espionage Act, according to the search warrant

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The exclusive resort was often referred to as "the winter White House" under Trump's presidency.

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For a decade, Cohen represented Trump and was a close confidant. During 2018, he was searched at home and at work

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The documents might have been stashed in Trump's New York and Bedminster homes, Cohen said.

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According to him, Trump probably kept the classified documents as a bargaining chip.

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