Ex-Trump Employee Says ‘Anybody’ Could Access Areas of Mar-a-Lago Where Government Documents Were Kept

A former employee of Donald Trump said “anybody” could have accessed rooms at Mar-a-Lago where the former president kept government documents after leaving the presidency.

In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins aired on Monday, Brian Butler, who worked for Trump for 20 years, said he unknowingly helped load boxes of government material that were flown to New Jersey. Trump has been criminally charged in federal court for willfully retaining classified documents and obstructing the government’s attempts to recover them. The former president has pleaded not guilty to all counts.

In the indictment, Butler is identified as “Trump Employee 5” and has told investigators what he witnessed. Butler has not been charged.

“How secure would you say Mar-a-Lago is?” Collins asked Butler.

“Well, I mean, there’s been some very public instances of people sneaking on property,” he responded. “Look, I think it’s secure, but there were definitely a lot of gaps where people could get in very easily.”

The host asked Butler who could access the areas of Mar-a-Lago where the documents were kept. Those areas included a ballroom, a bathroom, and a storage room. Butler replied he did not know, but said he and others could have gotten a master key to access all the rooms.

“I could’ve went and got a master key to all the rooms, you know, for check-ins,” he said. “I oversaw all the check-ins with the valets, all of that. So, I mean, feasibly at night anybody could.”

Butler stated that Pine Hall was “always guarded.” That area contained some of the documents Trump kept after leaving the White House.

“Do you view Trump as a national security risk?” Collins asked.

“I personally would just say I just don’t believe that he should be a presidential candidate at this time,” Butler responded. “I think it’s time to move on.”

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