Matthew Calamari Sr and his son Matthew Calamari Jr, both Trump Organization employees, are under scrutiny in the classified documents case. On Thursday, the father-son duo is set to appear in front of a grand jury investigating the former president’s handling of classified documents, reported CNN.

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The prosecutors are likely to question them about the handling of security camera footage obtained through a subpoena from Mar-a-Lago. Previously, prosecutors questioned lower-level Trump Organization employees about whether the footage was tampered with, among other things.

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Who are Matthew Calamari Sr and his son?

Matthew Calamari Sr has worked for Trump for 40 years. His name first appeared in public when Michael Cohen mentioned him in a testimony to Congress in 2019.

Calamari Sr is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Trump Organization. He primarily handled security operations for Trump and his properties throughout his career working for Trump. He oversees building insurance, construction, and management.

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Initially, Calamari didn’t want to join security services. He studied at the New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury. He was a linebacker on the college football team. He wanted to play football professionally.

However, a knee injury put an end to his football career, and found himself working in security. Calamari decisively handled a pair of hecklers at the 1981 US Open game between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.

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At the time, Trump and his wife Ivana, instructed Barbara Res, who led building construction at the Trump Organisation, to hire Calamari as a security officer.

He worked for the Trump Tower building security. He continued working as a security guard for the building. Later, Trump appointed him as his personal bodyguard and he has risen the ranks ever since.

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Calamari Jr is the director of security for the Trump Organisation. He joined the Trump Organisation in 2011. In May 2016, he became the Director of Surveillance. He was promoted to become the Director of Security in April 2017. According to his LinkedIn, he attended Chaminade High School. In 2015, he graduated with a business degree from Molloy College.