Jake Smith gave a brief statement to the press after the indictment was unsealed
Former President Donald Trump showed highly classified information to unauthorized people on two separate occasions, according to a copy of an indictment filed against him, independent.
The 49-page indictment, containing 38 counts, was unsealed on Friday after a series of social media posts by Trump showing he had been indicted by a grand jury under the supervision of special counsel Jack Smith.
The indictment details charges against Mr. Trump and former U.S. Navy Petty Officer Walter Notah, who left the administration to work for Mr. Trump when his term ended in January 2021.
According to the indictment, the 38 counts against Mr. Trump and Mr. Notah include willfully withholding national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding documents or records, corruptly concealing documents or records, concealing documents in a federal investigation, planning to conceal , misrepresentations and representations.
The former president lashed out at Mr Smith’s Truth Social, calling him a “deranged lunatic”. His special counsel briefly explained the sweeping indictment and said the law applies to everyone.
Mitt Romney says ‘Trump blames himself for these allegations’
Republican U.S. Senator Mitt Romney says former President Donald Trump is suing himself for taking classified documents and refusing to return them.
Mr. Romney’s statement Friday followed news that a grand jury indicted Mr. Trump for allegedly illegally keeping defense information at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump said he has until 3 p.m. ET Tuesday to report to the courthouse in Miami.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 13:30
“We have one set of laws and they apply to everyone”
In brief comments following the release of the scathing federal indictment against Donald Trump, the man appointed to lead an investigation into the former president’s alleged mishandling of national security documents after he left the White House defended the charges against him and urged Americans to read the full historical archives.
Special counsel Jack Smith, appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as an independent investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice, emphasized that laws aimed at “protecting national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the United States.”
“And they must be enforced,” he said in comments dated June 9.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 12:45
How tapes of Trump’s remarks landed him in jail
Before leaving the White House after losing the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump made several legally dubious claims that he declassified sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
But he admitted in a recording six months after he left office that a document he had was “confidential,” “highly classified” and “classified information.” He admitted in the recording that, as president, he could declassify such documents, but now that he’s out of office, “I can’t.”
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 11:45 am
Trump slams ‘unhinged maniac’ and ‘crazy’ Jack Smith
Donald Trump has slammed special counsel Jack Smith, calling the federal prosecutor a “deranged lunatic” and a “crazy man” over allegations he mishandled classified national security documents.
The former president attacked Mr. Smith on his Truth Social platform after the Justice Department’s 49-page, 37-count indictment was unsealed on Friday.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 10:45 am
Key allegations in Trump’s unsealed indictment
The federal indictment against Donald Trump outlines 37 counts related to retention of classified information, intentional retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and more.
The indictment, unsealed on Friday afternoon, revealed the findings of the Justice Department’s nearly year-long investigation into Mr. Trump’s keeping of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Last August, the FBI seized boxes of documents from Trump’s home, some of which included top-secret records detailing foreign nuclear capabilities.
Here are the highlights of the indictment:
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 09:45
Trump praises lawyer for deleting 30,000 Hillary Clinton emails
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 08:45
Read the indictment in its entirety
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump has now been unsealed – revealing a staggering list of 37 crimes.
The 49-page indictment, which included 37 counts, was unsealed on Friday after a series of social media posts by Trump showing he had been indicted by a grand jury under the supervision of special counsel Jack Smith.
The indictment details charges against Mr. Trump and former U.S. Navy Petty Officer Walter Notah, who left the administration to work for Mr. Trump when his term ended in January 2021.
The charges include willful retention of national defense secrets in violation of the Espionage Act, conspiracy to obstruct justice, corrupt concealment of documents, concealment of documents in connection with a federal investigation, planned concealment and making false statements.
Next week, Trump will appear in U.S. District Court in Miami, where he will surrender, face arrest and be formally charged. If convicted, he could be sentenced to decades in prison.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 07:45
Bombshell recording has Trump bragging about possession of unclassified documents
Transcript of the 2021 audiotape by CNN On Friday morning, hours after the news broke, Mr. Trump was charged with seven counts of storing classified defense documents from his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Gustav Kielander There are stories.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 06:45
ICYMI: Trump attorney resigns hours after indictment
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 05:45
Trump describes Pentagon’s ‘attack plan’ and shares classified details
Donald Trump described an “attack plan” devised by the Pentagon and shared a classified military map with a member of his political action committee without security clearance, a 37-count indictment against the former president revealed.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 10, 2023 at 04:45
