Top secret documents in Trump's office were stored just steps away from Mar-a-Lago's 'completely open' catering hall, says Michael Cohen

• Michael Cohen that Mar-a-Lago's catering hall was steps away from where top secret documents were stored.
• Trump's ex-attorney told CNN the office was "totally open" to guests attending functions.

Former Donald Trump's ex-attorney Michael Cohen said Thursday that top secret documents were just a few steps away from Mar-a-Lago's widely accessed catering hall, HuffPost reported.

Cohen, who was referred to as Trump's "fixer" before spending time in federal prison for tax evasion and campaign finance violations, described the former president's Florida office as "completely open" during an interview with CNN's Poppy Harlow.

It follows a revelation by Alina Habba, a lawyer working with the former president, who said Wednesday that Trump "frequently" had guests in the room that held boxes of classified documents.

"It's directly above the catering hall," Cohen said, referring to the office room. "It's not just guests. It's not just members; it's anybody that's there hypothetically for a wedding or a christening, a bar mitzvah — any event they have."

The disbarred attorney continued "all that separated" anybody attending one of these events from top secrets documents was "ten stairs and one little master lock key."

Trump is being investigated over his handling of classified records at Mar-a-Lago. The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Friday that the FBI recovered 7 US government documents with "top secret" classifications from inside Trump's office.

The revelation was part of a broad, detailed inventory of items recovered by agents. The inventory detailed how 48 empty folders marked "classified" were recovered from Mar-a-Lago, 43 of which had been held in Trump's office.

"The investigative team has reviewed the seized materials in furtherance of its ongoing investigation, evaluating the relevance and character of each item seized, and making preliminary determinations about investigative avenues suggested or warranted by the character and nature of the seized items," said the DOJ in a letter accompanying the inventory.

"The seized materials will continue to be used to further the government's investigation, and the investigative team will continue to use and evaluate the seized materials as it takes further investigative steps," the letter continued.

Trump's post-presidency office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.