Ex-Prosecutor Charged for Leaking Trump Probe Report as 'Cake Recipe'
Carmen Lineberger, previously a federal prosecutor in Florida, faces charges of theft of government property and concealment of government records. She allegedly sent a special counsel report concerning Donald Trump's classified documents investigation to her personal email account. The indictment, released on Wednesday, asserts that she disguised the file by renaming it 'Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf.' Lineberger, who oversaw the Fort Pierce branch of the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, entered a not guilty plea in West Palm Beach. The report was compiled by special counsel Jack Smith's team about Trump's handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Additionally, she is accused of generating a document containing internal Justice Department communications and a memorandum marked for official use only months prior.
Key facts
- Carmen Lineberger charged with theft of government property and concealment of government records.
- She allegedly emailed a special counsel report on Trump's classified documents investigation to her personal account.
- The report was renamed 'Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf' to conceal it.
- Lineberger worked in the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, managing the Fort Pierce branch.
- She pleaded not guilty in West Palm Beach.
- The report was prepared by special counsel Jack Smith's team.
- The investigation concerned Trump's retention of top secret documents at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.
- Lineberger also allegedly created a document with internal Justice Department messages and an official-use-only memorandum.
Entities
Institutions
- US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida
- Justice Department
- Mar-a-Lago
Locations
- Florida
- Fort Pierce
- West Palm Beach
- Palm Beach
- United States