Trump Discusses ‘Secret’ Iran Plan in Leaked Recording From 2021

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By Tim Smith

June 27, 2023 at 1:41 AM UTC

Updated on

June 27, 2023 at 7:05 AM UTC

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Former President Donald Trump is heard discussing what he calls “secret information” that he says he doesn’t have the power to declassify in an audio recording of a 2021 meeting in New Jersey, after he had left the White House.

The recording, broadcast on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 and posted by outlets including the New York Times, includes a moment when Trump appears to indicate he was holding a document regarding possible military action against Iran, according to the reports.