Now Mar-a-Lago SERVERS are subpoenaed in Trump classified documents case

The investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents is expanding rapidly, with at least two dozen members of his inner circle and Mar-a-Lago staff — including restaurant servers — being subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury.

It is the latest sign that Special Counsel Jack Smith is wasting no time as he probes how presidential documents ended up at Trump's Florida estate and whether the former president obstructed efforts to retrieve them.

For his part, Trump claims he is the victim of a politically motivated witch hunt.

His press aide Margo Martin, who worked in the White House before moving with Trump to Florida in 2021, appeared before the grand jury in Washington, DC, on Thursday, according to CNN.  

Sources told the network that Smith was seeking evidence from a host of staff close to Trump, from attorneys to people working on the Mar-a-Lago grounds, including a housekeeper and wait staff.

Press aide Margo Martin, seen here accompanying Donald Trump as he leaves Trump Tower in New York last year, is among the staffers who have appeared before a grand jury

CNN reports that at least two dozen with at least two dozen members of Trump's inner circle and Mar-a-Lago staff — including restaurant servers being subpoenaed to testify

'They're casting an extremely wide net – anyone and everyone who might have seen something,' said a source. 

Investigators have reportedly already talked to a Mar-a-Lago staff member captured by security cameras moving boxes from a storage room. 

The Justice Department has been investigating the case for about a year. 

The probe exploded into public view in August last year when FBI agents searched Mar-a-Lago.

They found 18 documents marked as top secret, 54 marked secret, 31 marked as confidential, and 11,179 government documents or photographs that had no classification markings.

But that was not been the start.

The National Archives had grown concerned that presidential records had not been properly turned over when staff saw Trump's officials carrying boxes to helicopters as the president left the White House. That triggered a review of what had actually been surrendered.

A year later, archivists received 15 boxes more of documents that had been taken to Mar-a-Lago. Some were later found to be classified. 

Trump insists he is the victim of a politically motivated witch hunt and will run for president even if he is charged with criminal offenses

An FBI search at Mar-a-Lago uncovered 100 documents marked classified in August

Federal agents then visited Mar-a-Lago in June to check for more files, and were told that all classified documents had been surrendered.

As well as staffers, Smith continues to pursue Trump defense lawyer Evan Corcoran.

He is asking a federal judge to invoke 'the crime-fraud exception', which renders attorney-client privilege invalid, when there is reason to believe that legal advice or legal services have been used in furthering a crime. 

Smith, most recently a war crimes prosecutor, was appointed special counsel on November 18 to investigate both Trump's handling of the more than 300 classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago, and Trump's actions on January 6.

Trump has said he will not be knocked off his presidential campaign by criminal charges.

Speaking to reporters recently, he said he would 'absolutely' stay in the race for president even if indicted.

'I wouldn't even think about leaving,' he said ahead of his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. 'Probably it will enhance my numbers.'