Trump was charged with suggesting his lawyer falsely tell the FBI and grand jury that he didn't have classified documents, as well as directing his personal valet to move boxes of documents to hide them from the lawyer, the FBI and the grand jury.
Former President Donald Trump was indicted again, this time on charges related to classified documents found at his Florida home. Here's what we know.WASHINGTON – Donald Trump and one of his Mar-a-Lago staffers, personal valet Walt Nauta, were charged with dozens of counts of allegedly violating eight federal statutes related to the handling of classified documents after the former president left the White House, according to the 44-page indictment unsealed Friday.
Trump faces 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information under the Espionage Act. The documents were described as some of the country's most important secrets, including"top secret," requiring special handling, the originator determines who receives the documents and not for release to foreign nationals, according to the indictment.
Trump has proclaimed his innocence. His initial federal court appearance is scheduled Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Miami.The indictment also discloses the depths to which Trump allegedly obstructed justice by not cooperating with – and outright lying to – investigators who were trying to recover the documents.
“As a result of Trump’s retention of classified documents after his presidency and refusal to return them, hundreds of classified documents were not recovered by the United States government until 2022,” the indictment said. An unnamed Trump lawyer quoted him after the documents were subpoenaed saying,"I don't want anybody looking, I really don't, I don't want you looking through my boxes," the indictment said. Trump asked,"Wouldn't it be better if we just told them we don't have anything here?" according to the indictment.
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