The Department of Justice published Federal indictment against former President Donald Trumpwith 37 counts of mishandling classified documents, obstruction of justice and false testimony.
According to an official document, Trump kept hundreds of classified documents at his home in Mar-a-Lago, including information about Defense and armament of the United States and foreign countries; He nuclear program from U.S; potential vulnerabilities of the country he ruled and its allies to military attacks, as well as plans possible actions before a foreign attack.
“At 12:00 noon on January 20, 2021, Trump ceased to be president. When he left the White House, ordered the seizure of numerous boxes of secret documents. to his residence at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump was not authorized to receive them“, says the prosecutor’s office.
Documents were to be kept in dance club place of residence, and in the bathroomshower, wine cellar, Trump office and his own bedroom. While the files were in boxes inside Mar-a-Lago, the site hosted numerous public events involving tens of thousands of people, the prosecution alleges.
Similarly, the United States grand jury points to Donald Trump as Twice presented these documents to strangers
The first was scheduled to take place in July 2021 at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. There, Trump met with the writer, editor, and two members of his team. Everything their former Republican president taught them “plan of attack” prepared for him by the Department of Defense and military agent.
“As president, I could declassify, but now I can’t“Trump told them, according to the text of the indictment.
The second time Trump showed classified documents to another person was reportedly in August or September 2022 at the same location. According to the accusation the former president trained a representative of his political action committee combat map.
Grand jury indicts Donald Trump for trying to obstruct FBI investigation― Started March 30, 2022― concealing the presence of secret documents when the justice authorities asked him to return them.
It also points to Waltin Nauta, a Trump aide. move documents to hide them from the former president’s lawyers, the FBI, and the grand jury. Nauta is also facing federal charges for his alleged complicity.
“On January 17, almost a year after Trump left office and several months after the National Archives and Records Administration asked Trump to return the documents, Trump returned only 15 boxes of 197 documents marked as classified.“, says the prosecutor’s office.
Subsequently, on June 3, the former president’s lawyer returned 38 more documents, but there were several dozen more in Mar-a-Lago. Only on August 8, after a search in the house, The FBI recovered 102 more files from Trump’s office and warehouse.
The prosecution points out that the secret documents belong to the following agencies:
– Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
-National Security Agency
– National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
-National Bureau of Recognition
– The State Department and its Bureau of Intelligence and Investigation.
The indictment also reproduced text messages in which two employees of Donald Trump discuss the possibility of moving bulky boxes full of secret documents. Following these reports, in April 2021, documents from the Mar-a-Lago business center were transferred to a local bathroom and shower.
Months later, on December 7, 2021, Nauta found several dropped boxes and their paperwork scattered on the ground; many of which have been labeled “SECRET/RELATING TO THE US, FVEY”, which means that your information could only be seen by the Five Eyes reconnaissance alliance. consisting of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and USA.
The indictment document shows one of the photos that Nauta sent to a Trump staffer about the fact. “I opened the door and this is what I found”Walt told the seller via message before sticking two images of boxes and documents on the floor.
Subsequently, on June 3, 2022, Nauta and Trump employees they loaded the plane with secret documents. That day, the magnate and his family flew north by plane.
In July 2022, the FBI and the grand jury obtained security footage from Mar-a-Lago, which They discovered that classified files were being moved around while the federal investigation was ongoing. These steps will be aimed at hiding the documents from Trump’s lawyers. Thus they could not return them in full US authorities during subpoenas.
The accusation against Donald Trump also recalls how, on August 18, 2016, the then candidate claimed that during his reign, he will enforce all laws for the protection of classified documents.. “No one will be above the law,” he said then.
The complete document can be found here:
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