Indictment Against Former President Trump Unsealed In Classified Documents Case

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. The indictment marks the first time in U.S. history that a former president faces criminal charges by the federal government he once oversaw. Trump faces the possibility of prison if convicted.

The Indictment was unsealed on Friday.

DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith commented on the indictment of Former President Donald Trump on Friday. Smith said that he hopes everyone will read the full indictment and understand the scope and the gravity of the crimes that the former President is charged with.

The indictment lists 37 counts in all against Trump:

1. 31 counts of willful retention of classified documents
2. 1 count of conspiracy to obstruct justice
3. 1 count of withholding a document or record
4. 1 count of corruptly concealing a document or record
5. 1 count of concealing a document in a federal investigation
6. 1 count of scheme to conceal; and one count of making false statements and representations.

Read the full Indictment below:

INDICTMENT ALLEGES TRUMP SHARED PENTAGON ‘PLAN OF ATTACK,’ SHARED CLASSIFIED MAP

Trump described a Pentagon “plan of attack” and shared a classified map related to a military operation, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.

The document marks the Justice Department’s first official confirmation of a criminal case against Trump arising from the retention of hundreds of documents at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. Trump disclosed the existence of the indictment in a Truth Social post-Thursday night as well as in a video he recorded.

The indictment accuses Trump of having improperly removed scores of boxes from the White House to take them to Mar-a-Lago, many of them containing classified information.

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THE INDICTMENT AGAINST TRUMP MADE PUBLIC

An indictment charging former President Donald Trump with mishandling classified documents has been unsealed. The document released Friday marks the Justice Department’s first official confirmation of a criminal case against Trump arising from the retention of hundreds of documents at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.

Trump disclosed the existence of the indictment in a Truth Social post-Thursday night as well as in a video he recorded.

People familiar with the matter have told The Associated Press that the indictment includes seven separate charges.