Within 20 minutes of his announcement, Trump began fundraising off it for his 2024 presidential campaign. One of those people said Trump’s lawyers were contacted by prosecutors shortly before he announced on his Truth Social platform that he had been indicted. But two people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to discuss it publicly said the indictment included seven criminal counts. The Justice Department did not immediately confirm the indictment publicly.
FORMER TESTIFIES TRUMPS SUBVERT ELECTION TRIAL
And it sets the stage for a sensational trial centered on claims that a man once entrusted to safeguard the nation’s most closely guarded secrets willfully, and illegally, hoarded sensitive national security information. The indictment carries unmistakably grave legal consequences, including the possibility of prison if he’s convicted.īut it also has enormous political implications, potentially upending a Republican presidential primary that Trump had been dominating and testing anew the willingness of GOP voters and party leaders to stick with a now twice-indicted candidate who could face still more charges. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. MIAMI (AP) - Donald Trump said Thursday that he was indicted for mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. By ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO (Associated Press)
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