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Federal indictment on classified documents charges in Florida
Trump is accused of keeping classified documents after leaving the White House and storing them "in various locations at The Mar-a-Lago Club including in a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom, and a storage room," according to the indictment. He is also accused of a "scheme to conceal" that he had kept those documents. He denies wrongdoing.
Where: U.S. district court, Fort Pierce, Florida
Judge: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon
Lead prosecutor: Special counsel Jack Smith
Lead defense attorneys: Todd Blanche, Christopher Kise
Co-defendants: Walt Nauta, an aide to Trump, and Carlos De Oliveira, a property manager at Mar-a-Lago
Indicted: June 8, 2023; superseding indictment returned July 27, 2023
Indictment Text: Read here
Charges: 40 counts in all, including:
32 counts of unlawful retention of national defense information;
One count of conspiracy to obstruct justice;
One count of withholding a document or record;
One count of corruptly concealing a document or record
One count of concealing a document in a federal investigation
One count of scheme to conceal
One count of false statements and representations
One count of altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing an object
One count of corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing a document, record or other object
Arraigned: June 13, 2023; Aug. 10, 2023
Guilty on most, if not all, charges. The only chance Trump has is the judge was appointed by him and has made decisions in the past in his favor.