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Trump Indicted In Classified Documents Case
- By The Financial District
- Jun 14, 2023
- 1 min read
The Justice Department on Thursday took the momentous step of lodging federal criminal charges against defeated former President Donald J. Trump, accusing him of mishandling classified documents he kept upon leaving office and then obstructing the government’s efforts to reclaim them, Alan Feuer, Maggie Haberman, William K. Rashbaum and Ben Protess reported for New York Times.
Photo Insert: The indictement is yet another legal strike called against the former president.
Trump confirmed on his social media platform that he had been indicted on seven charges.
The charges against him include willfully retaining national defense secrets in violation of the Espionage Act, making false statements and a conspiracy to obstruct justice, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The indictment, handed up by a grand jury in Federal District Court in Miami, is the first time a former president has faced federal charges.
It puts the nation in an extraordinary position, given Trump’s status not only as a one-time commander-in-chief but also as the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination to face President Biden, whose administration will now be seeking to convict his potential rival of multiple felonies.
Trump is expected to surrender to the authorities on Tuesday (Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Manila), a person close to him said. His own post on his social media platform, Truth Social, confirmed the claim.
