US Top News and Analysis | DOJ charges ex-prosecutor with stealing Trump documents case report prepared by Jack Smith AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The Department of Justice has charged former federal prosecutor Carmen Mercedes Lineberger with stealing the sealed portion of former special‑counsel Jack Smith’s report on the criminal case against former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents. According to a four‑count indictment, Lineberger saved the confidential report on her government‑issued computer under the misleading filename “Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf” and then emailed it from her DOJ account to her personal Gmail on Dec. 1, 2025. She faces charges of theft of government property and offenses related to the removal and alteration of public records. Lineberger, who was a managing Assistant U.S. Attorney in Fort Pierce, Fla., appeared in court in the Southern District of Florida, was released without bond, and the DOJ has not yet commented. The case occurs amid ongoing legal battles over the original Trump documents investigation, which was previously dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon on constitutional grounds and later revived before being halted after Trump’s 2024 election to a second, non‑consecutive term. Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/trump-documents-doj-charges-prosecutor-theft-jack-smith-report.html #DOJ #JackSmith #CarmenLineberger #DonaldTrump #AileenCannon