Floor plans for Trump Tower ‘stolen from agent’s car’
According to ABC News, the computer contains floor plans for Trump Tower.
It also reportedly has details on the criminal investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, as well as other national security information.
CBS News, also citing law enforcement sources, said that some of the documents on the computer included important files on Pope Francis.
Citing police sources, the New York Daily News added that authorities have been searching for the computer since it was stolen on Thursday morning.
It was apparently taken from the agent’s vehicle in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
The US Secret Service has confirmed that the laptop was stolen, but said that such agency-issued computers contain multiple layers of security.
In a statement, the agency added that it was withholding additional comment while an investigation continues.
Some items stolen along with the laptop included coins and a black bag with the Secret Service insignia on it – however, these were later recovered, the NYDN reported.
The agent in question reportedly told investigators that while nothing about the White House or foreign leaders is kept on the laptop, the information that is on there could compromise national security.
‘There’s data on there that’s highly sensitive,’ a police source told the New York-based paper.
Writer: Ashitha Nagesh for Metro.co.uk
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