Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:45 PM

Trump charged with 37 counts in classified documents case, indictment says

Source: CNBC

A 37-count criminal indictment against Donald Trump was unsealed Friday, revealing allegations that the former president willfully retained hundreds of classified government records and conspired to prevent their return to U.S. officials. The charging document, which alleges Trump kept records containing national defense information at his Florida home after leaving the White House, was made public a day after a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Miami voted to indict him.

Among other allegations, the indictment says that Trump showed classified documents to other people in the summer of 2021, after leaving office in January of that year. One of those documents was a “plan of attack” that he told a publisher and writer at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club was prepared by the Pentagon.

“As president I could have declassified it,” Trump told them, according to an audio recording of that July 2021 comment which is quoted in the indictment. “Now I can’t, you know, but this is still a secret,” he added.

A month or so later at Bedminster, Trump showed a representative of a political action committed “a classified map related to a military operation” and told the other man “he should not be showing it to the representative and that the representative should not get to close,” the indictment alleges. Also charged in the indictment was Trump’s valet, Walter Nauta, who faces several of the same charges as his boss, with whom he allegedly conspired to keep classified records and hide them from a federal grand jury.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/trump-indictment-in-classified-records-case-is-unsealed.html

COPY OF INDICTMENT (PDF) - https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2023/06/09/Trump_federal_indictment.pdf

MSNBC is discussing now - apparently 37 counts "including 31 counts of withholding docs".

Article updated.

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A 37-count criminal indictment against Donald Trump over his handling of classified government records was unsealed Friday. The charging document was made public a day after the former president was indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Miami.

Among other allegations, the indictment says Trump showed classified documents to other people in the summer of 2021, after leaving office.

One of those documents was a "plan of attack" that he said was prepared by the Pentagon, while the other was a classified map related to a military operation, the indictment alleges. The FBI raid of Trump's Florida home last August discovered hundreds of classified documents, which he had failed to turn over to U.S. officials despite months of their efforts to recover them.

Also charged in the indictment was Trump's valet, Walter Nauta, who faces several of the same charges as his boss. Nauta also is charged with making a false statement or representation. Trump is due to be arraigned in Miami on Tuesday, the day before his 77th birthday.

The criminal indictment against Donald Trump over his handling of classified government records was unsealed Friday.

The 37-count indictment was made public a day after the former president was charged in the case in U.S. District Court in Miami.

Among other allegations, the indictment says Trump showed classified documents to other people in 2021, after leaving office. Trump is due to be arraigned in Miami on Tuesday, the day before his 77th birthday.

Thirty-one of the counts accuse Trump of willful retention of national defense information. He is also charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice; withholding a document or record; corruptly concealing a document or record; concealing a document in a federal investigation; scheme to conceal; and false statements and representations

Trump indictment in classified records case is unsealed

The criminal indictment against Donald Trump over his handling of classified government records was unsealed Friday.

The indictment was made public a day after Trump was charged in the case in U.S. District Court in Miami.

Trump is due to be arraigned in Miami on Tuesday, the day before his 77th birthday.

Earlier Friday, two of his lawyers resigned from representing him in the classified documents case, and in another pending federal criminal investigation for his efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election.

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Trump charged with 37 counts in classified documents case, indictment says (Original post)	BumRushDaShow	Jun 2023	OP
I do love the smell of fresh hell for the Slobfather	Blue Owl	Jun 2023	#1
+1 AND Walter Nauta, another dumbfuck who's gonna pay for his mob boss	Justice matters.	Jun 2023	#46
What happens when they break the seventh seal?	EYESORE 9001	Jun 2023	#2
Can't wait for Deadline Whitehouse.	gab13by13	Jun 2023	#3
+ agree. n/t	iluvtennis	Jun 2023	#35
Can't wait to read the entire thing.	maxsolomon	Jun 2023	#4
Here you go...	AZSkiffyGeek	Jun 2023	#5
Thank you! Devastating... nuclear plans, weapons, defence plans...no wonder so many have jumped	Alexander Of Assyria	Jun 2023	#8
+1	CountAllVotes	Jun 2023	#11
Thank you	UpInArms	Jun 2023	#28
The Penalty Sheet...	LudwigPastorius	Jun 2023	#47
Think of it this way:	Beastly Boy	Jun 2023	#71
i BELIEVE TRUMP IS TOTALLY " F U--ED".......(apologies for referring to a bad word)	Stuart G	Jun 2023	#80
TY! n/t	EndlessWire	Jun 2023	#54
I look forward to real lawyers parsing it	Novara	Jun 2023	#6
Yeah, thats what I always need!! Especially if its written in "legalese"	oldsoftie	Jun 2023	#42
Some legal bloggers I read manage to put things in understandable language	Novara	Jun 2023	#44
Considerably more than "7" charges	AZSkiffyGeek	Jun 2023	#7
What a fun day!	Auggie	Jun 2023	#9
While I'm sure our military and intelligence officials have known what he had	Cheezoholic	Jun 2023	#27
Or a foreign asset.	oldsoftie	Jun 2023	#43
Okay, have fun being miserable.	Auggie	Jun 2023	#53
I find it completely unthinkable he did this	jmowreader	Jun 2023	#74
They should use Snowden as a comparison during the trial.	LiberalFighter	Jun 2023	#77
Including docs on military capabilities of US and foreign countries, MSNBC is reporting.	JudyM	Jun 2023	#10
The deepest of Deep Doo Doo!	oasis	Jun 2023	#12
Trump will be 77 next week,	gab13by13	Jun 2023	#13
He'll flee the country......	Jack from Charlotte	Jun 2023	#69
When's the indictment for selling US intel to Saudi Arabia for $2 Billion?	groundloop	Jun 2023	#14
2 billion was just a down payment,	gab13by13	Jun 2023	#18
+1	PlutosHeart	Jun 2023	#60
I bet Putin got copies of the military docs.	gab13by13	Jun 2023	#15
WaPo says it's 38 counts.	ancianita	Jun 2023	#16
It appears the "technicality" is "37 counts" for 45, some including Nauta and "1 count" Nauta alone.	BumRushDaShow	Jun 2023	#24
It's fine. I'm just happy it's way more than "7." It's also one badass indictment document.	ancianita	Jun 2023	#25
...	BumRushDaShow	Jun 2023	#26
I believe we will find	moniss	Jun 2023	#17
Kash Patel better get a good lawyer.	gab13by13	Jun 2023	#19
Right you are	moniss	Jun 2023	#21
I Hear Rudi Has Some Availability	The Roux Comes First	Jun 2023	#30
Or a plane ticket to a non extradition country	Kennah	Jun 2023	#58
Up to 170 years in prison along with $3,000,000 in fines (if I did the math right)	Botany	Jun 2023	#20
It is a shame someone like him can't be forced to live the full prison term.	LiberalFighter	Jun 2023	#23
Agree 100%. His mortal end in any manner is the easy way out.	yonder	Jun 2023	#56
Here is the unsealed indictment.	ancianita	Jun 2023	#22
Smith is going to make a statement at 3 pm ET	BumRushDaShow	Jun 2023	#31
Yes, thanks. I just posted the DOJ's link to the 3 pm statement. It's on C-SPAN.	ancianita	Jun 2023	#34
That's 2pm my time!I	ShazzieB	Jun 2023	#38
so 37 counts of "I did nothing wrong"...	agingdem	Jun 2023	#29
Of course. Someone got shot on 5th Avenue but "he did nothing wrong"	Justice matters.	Jun 2023	#48
I skimmed the entire indictment and it is amazing	LetMyPeopleVote	Jun 2023	#32
Donald Trump took US nuclear secrets and stored files in shower, charges say	muriel_volestrangler	Jun 2023	#33
Oh so that's why RW Radio was pushing the idea	BadgerKid	Jun 2023	#61
Just quickly read the indictment.	barbtries	Jun 2023	#36
classified defense material was stored in a ballroom, in a bathroom, anywhere	Novara	Jun 2023	#37
This should make everyone furious	Pachamama	Jun 2023	#41
It infuriates me and reminds me he was always a profound risk	Novara	Jun 2023	#50
Anyone else who did this, WOULD HAVE BEEN.	Volaris	Jun 2023	#51
One for every IQ point!	zappaman	Jun 2023	#39
Am I reading it correctly that he might not serve prison time	toesonthenose	Jun 2023	#40
My opinion has long been that if convicted of ANYTHING he'd get probation.	oldsoftie	Jun 2023	#45
If THAT traitorous menace to NATIONAL SECURITY is not thrown in prison	Justice matters.	Jun 2023	#49
I think if he's convicted that	Elessar Zappa	Jun 2023	#57
I read the indictment	Novara	Jun 2023	#52
I love the smell of napalm in the morning! Mara-Lago burning...............	machoneman	Jun 2023	#55
KnR	Hekate	Jun 2023	#59
This could reverse fortune.	The Grand Illuminist	Jun 2023	#62
THESE INDICTMENTS PROVE TRUMP IS "..DEAD MEAT" .APPOLOGIES ..TO "THE DEAD MEAT SOCIETY."	Stuart G	Jun 2023	#76
I hope you're right.	The Grand Illuminist	Jun 2023	#79
I hope I am right too. Trump can say what he wants. It ain't up to me...	Stuart G	Jun 2023	#81
Who is the woman/family member	Grimelle	Jun 2023	#63
I'm sure he can plea bargain down.	JohnnyRingo	Jun 2023	#64
Prosecutor Smith may already have a slam dunk case, but...	LudwigPastorius	Jun 2023	#82
Though I was being somewhat tongue in cheek...	JohnnyRingo	Jun 2023	#84
Happy Fucking Birthday, traitor.	BigmanPigman	Jun 2023	#65
The witch hunt found a witch.	NGeorgian	Jun 2023	#66
Just one this time....	Stuart G	Jun 2023	#78
But her emails....	sellitman	Jun 2023	#67
Jack Smith has risen and delivered us a beautiful gift this week	darkbrandonrises	Jun 2023	#68
Depends on how many crimes he committed.	mercuryblues	Jun 2023	#70
More than we know	darkbrandonrises	Jun 2023	#85
I've had the exact same thought, will we ever discover all of his crimes?	Rhiannon12866	Jun 2023	#86
The best thing Biden has done concerning trump was to stay	mercuryblues	Jun 2023	#88
He certainly did! And we know that his job is only half done, January 6th is waiting...	Rhiannon12866	Jun 2023	#72
Welcome to DU	LetMyPeopleVote	Jun 2023	#87
Like a game of Clue: Mr Trump, in the ballroom, with the documents.	BadgerKid	Jun 2023	#73
Mrs Trump	mercuryblues	Jun 2023	#83
There is no reason that I see that he should have even been allowed to	LiberalFighter	Jun 2023	#75

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:47 PM

Blue Owl (47,427 posts)

Trump charged with 37 counts in classified documents case, indictment says

1. I do love the smell of fresh hell for the Slobfather

46. +1 AND Walter Nauta, another dumbfuck who's gonna pay for his mob boss

2. What happens when they break the seventh seal?

3. Can't wait for Deadline Whitehouse.

35. + agree. n/t

4. Can't wait to read the entire thing.

5. Here you go...

8. Thank you! Devastating... nuclear plans, weapons, defence plans...no wonder so many have jumped

11. +1

28. Thank you

47. The Penalty Sheet...

71. Think of it this way:

80. i BELIEVE TRUMP IS TOTALLY " F U--ED".......(apologies for referring to a bad word)

54. TY! n/t

6. I look forward to real lawyers parsing it

42. Yeah, thats what I always need!! Especially if its written in "legalese"

44. Some legal bloggers I read manage to put things in understandable language

7. Considerably more than "7" charges

9. What a fun day!

27. While I'm sure our military and intelligence officials have known what he had

43. Or a foreign asset.

53. Okay, have fun being miserable.

74. I find it completely unthinkable he did this

77. They should use Snowden as a comparison during the trial.

10. Including docs on military capabilities of US and foreign countries, MSNBC is reporting.

12. The deepest of Deep Doo Doo!

13. Trump will be 77 next week,

69. He'll flee the country......

14. When's the indictment for selling US intel to Saudi Arabia for $2 Billion?

18. 2 billion was just a down payment,

60. +1

15. I bet Putin got copies of the military docs.

16. WaPo says it's 38 counts.

24. It appears the "technicality" is "37 counts" for 45, some including Nauta and "1 count" Nauta alone.

25. It's fine. I'm just happy it's way more than "7." It's also one badass indictment document.

26. ...

17. I believe we will find

19. Kash Patel better get a good lawyer.

21. Right you are

30. I Hear Rudi Has Some Availability

58. Or a plane ticket to a non extradition country

20. Up to 170 years in prison along with $3,000,000 in fines (if I did the math right)

23. It is a shame someone like him can't be forced to live the full prison term.

56. Agree 100%. His mortal end in any manner is the easy way out.

22. Here is the unsealed indictment.

31. Smith is going to make a statement at 3 pm ET

34. Yes, thanks. I just posted the DOJ's link to the 3 pm statement. It's on C-SPAN.

38. That's 2pm my time!I

29. so 37 counts of "I did nothing wrong"...

48. Of course. Someone got shot on 5th Avenue but "he did nothing wrong"

32. I skimmed the entire indictment and it is amazing

33. Donald Trump took US nuclear secrets and stored files in shower, charges say

61. Oh so that's why RW Radio was pushing the idea

36. Just quickly read the indictment.

37. classified defense material was stored in a ballroom, in a bathroom, anywhere

41. This should make everyone furious

50. It infuriates me and reminds me he was always a profound risk

51. Anyone else who did this, WOULD HAVE BEEN.

39. One for every IQ point!

40. Am I reading it correctly that he might not serve prison time

45. My opinion has long been that if convicted of ANYTHING he'd get probation.

49. If THAT traitorous menace to NATIONAL SECURITY is not thrown in prison

57. I think if he's convicted that

52. I read the indictment

55. I love the smell of napalm in the morning! Mara-Lago burning...............

59. KnR

62. This could reverse fortune.

76. THESE INDICTMENTS PROVE TRUMP IS "..DEAD MEAT" .APPOLOGIES ..TO "THE DEAD MEAT SOCIETY."

79. I hope you're right.

81. I hope I am right too. Trump can say what he wants. It ain't up to me...

63. Who is the woman/family member

64. I'm sure he can plea bargain down.

82. Prosecutor Smith may already have a slam dunk case, but...

84. Though I was being somewhat tongue in cheek...

65. Happy Fucking Birthday, traitor.

66. The witch hunt found a witch.

78. Just one this time....

67. But her emails....

68. Jack Smith has risen and delivered us a beautiful gift this week