And, unless the cover markings had an exculsionary caveat ("Except Cover Page"), to photograph material with classified markings is a violation of the laws governing handling of classified material. I have long insisted that the FBI was in violation of how to handle actual classified material, including the absence of custody receipts. Their absence would be consistent with the material being declassified.
Crazy thing about that photo op is that the FBI walked into the building with everything in that photo besides the Times magazine cover.
The FBI put their own covers saying "SECRET/SCI" on the floor then photographed them as if that's what they took from Trump.
And, unless the cover markings had an exculsionary caveat ("Except Cover Page"), to photograph material with classified markings is a violation of the laws governing handling of classified material. I have long insisted that the FBI was in violation of how to handle actual classified material, including the absence of custody receipts. Their absence would be consistent with the material being declassified.