FACTCHECK: Was Donald Trump Messaged This Email Concerning ‘The Nuke Codes?

FACTCHECK: Was Donald Trump Messaged This Email Concerning ‘The Nuke Codes?

*An image shared on Facebook states that former President Donald Trump wrote an email regarding “the nuke code” following the Mar-a-Lago raid.

The image has been altered digitally. It does not contain any mention of nuclear codes in the original email.

*The FBI executed an Aug. 8 search warrant at Trump’s Flordia home to seize classified documents, among other items, that he had taken from the White House. The Washington Post . The outlet claimed that some of the documents could have been related to nuclear weapons. *The Facebook photo claims that it shows a Trump email sent following the raid. The email appears to make light of the reported nuclear documents and features a headline that reads “The nuke codes are 15-25-50-80.” It goes on to ask for donations. It has the subject “MAR-A–LAGO RAID

. There is no evidence that Trump sent such an email. There are no credible news reports about the alleged email and it does not appear on the former president’s website. It also does not appear on an archive of Trump’s fundraising emails. (RELATED: Did The Trump Campaign Email Supporters Asking For Donations To ‘Help Him Recover’ From COVID-19? )

The image seems to have been an alteration of an email Trump sent after the raid. New York Times reporter Shane Goldmacher shared a screenshot of the authentic email on Twitter. Email does not mention nuclear codes.

NEW: I believe this is Trump’s first fundraising email off the FBI search pic.twitter.com/vKw1m9cTMz

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) August 9, 2022

“NEW: I believe this is Trump’s first fundraising email off the FBI search,” Goldmacher tweeted.

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Liz Harrington, a Trump spokeswoman, confirmed to The Associated Press and Newsweek that the image shared on Facebook was not a real Trump email.

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