Prosecutors ask about flooded computer server room at Mar-a-Lago in investigation of classified Trump documents: Report

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The draining of the swimming pool at former President Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago resort that led to flooding in a computer server room in October reportedly caught the attention of prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith.

At least one witness was questioned about the flood in the server room by prosecutors investigating the Trumps’ handling of classified material, CNN reported Monday.

A flooded room on the property contained video logs for the Palm Beach, Fla., club, according to the report.

The videos may show the movement of boxes of classified documents held by Trump, 76, after his presidency.

It is unclear whether prosecutors have determined whether the flooding in the server room was intentional or an accident.

A spokesman for Trump did not respond to The Posts’ request for comment.

It is said that the IT equipment in the flooded server room was not damaged.AP

The incident occurred about two months after the FBI’s August 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago in which agents found hundreds of classified documents inside the Trumps’ private club and residence.

A witness told prosecutors that the IT equipment in the flooded room was not damaged, according to CNN.

The news outlet also reports that the incident of draining the pool and other actions by Trumps employees during the Justice Department investigation could be grounds for a possible obstruction conspiracy case.

Trump has denied any wrongdoing in the classified document investigation. Reuters

The report states that the maintenance worker responsible for draining the pool also helped Trump aide Walt Nauta move boxes of classified documents around the president’s former estate before the FBI raid. .

In May, investigators interviewed two Trump Organization executives, Matthew Calamari Sr. and his son Matthew Calamari Jr. regarding the handling of surveillance footage from Mar-aLago.

The father and son are believed to have been questioned about the Trump Organizations handling of footage that reportedly captured Nauta and the maintenance worker moving boxes from a storage closet.

The maintenance worker responsible for draining the Mar-a-Lago pool also allegedly helped move boxes of classified documents around Trump’s private club and residence. AFP via Getty Images

CNN also reported that investigators are interested in conversations between maintenance workers and a text message from Nauta to Calamari Sr.

The Justice Department reportedly issued a subpoena for the footage last summer.

Nauta reportedly told the FBI last year that Trump ordered him to move boxes full of documents from the Mar-a-Lago storage closet.

Trump has strongly denied any wrongdoing related to the classified document probe.

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