

Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended his team's work and emphasized the seriousness of the charges. The indictment lays out 37 federal charges against Trump, including obstruction and unlawful retention of defense information for storing dozens of classified documents at his Florida resort and refusing to return them to the FBI and the National Archives.Īlso named in the indictment is Walt Nauta, a former presidential aide to Trump who remained in his employ after Trump left office.

The federal indictment of former President Donald Trump in the classified documents probe has been unsealed. On Friday, the Justice Department special counsel announced that Trump has been indicted related to the handling of classified documents.

Former President Donald Trump is pictured during a round of golf on May 2 in Turnberry, Scotland.
