Trump federal indictment: What we know so far

By admin On Jun 9, 2023

The ex-commander-in-chief has accused the government of “weaponizing” the Justice Department and FBI

Former US President Donald Trump has been slapped with federal charges linked to his alleged mishandling of classified material after leaving office in 2021, and is expected to appear in court next week.

What is the case about?

Trump stands accused of improperly retaining sensitive government files following his stint in the White House. While US law mandates that presidential records are passed to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the agency says Trump failed to hand over all relevant documents.

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The FBI launched a probe into the matter in early 2022, and later turned up thousands of pages of records after a raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August of that year, including over 100 classified documents. Attorneys for the former president also handed over additional files voluntarily, before and after the search warrant was served.

The Justice Department later tapped special counsel Jack Smith to lead the investigation, which culminated in a federal grand jury.

How did Trump react?

The ex-leader confirmed the indictment in a number of social media posts on Thursday, saying US officials are “weaponizing” the Department of Justice and FBI against him and denouncing the case as a “hoax.”

“The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax, even though Joe Biden has 1850 Boxes at the University of Delaware, additional Boxes in Chinatown, DC, with even more Boxes at the University of Pennsylvania,” he said in one post, referring to classified material reportedly kept by the current president.

Trump maintained that he is an “innocent man,” and previously argued that he did not break the law in holding on to documents.

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