Trump Indictment Unsealed
"The purpose of the conspiracy was for Trump to keep classified documents he had taken with him from the White House and to hide and conceal them from a federal grand jury."
Special Counsel Jack Smith, unsealed a detailed 49 page indictment that incriminates Trump using his own words from public statements, text messages, and voice recordings. The 38 count indictment is as follows:
Counts 1-31: Willful Retention of National Defense Information
Count 32: Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice
Count 33: Withholding a Document or Record
Count 34: Corruptly Concealing a Document or Record
Count 35: Concealing a Document in a Federal Investigation
Count 36: Scheme to Conceal
Counts 37: False Statements and Representations
(Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
Read the full Trump indictment on mishandling of classified documents, PBS Newshour | 6/9/2023
By News Desk
The Department of Justice released on Friday an unsealed federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, with charges related to the mishandling of classified documents, obstructing justice and making false statements.
Video: Complete statement from Special Counsel Jack Smith on Trump Indictment, C-SPAN | 6/9/2023
"Today an indictment was unsealed charging Donald J. Trump with felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice."