Trump Indicted Over Stolen Classified Documents
Trump Indicted on 37 Felony counts, including 31 under the Espionage Act of “willful retention” of classified records over Top Secret Classified Documents which he took to Mar-a-Lago and refused to return which belong to the National Archives
A federal indictment unsealed Friday charges former President Donald Trump with 37 felony counts stemming from an investigation into the presence of a trove of classified information at his Florida estate and other locations after he left office.
Prosecutors led by special counsel Jack Smith allege that Trump arranged to remove a massive collection of highly sensitive classified material — much of which consists of intelligence about the “defense and weapons capabilities” of the United States and foreign countries — to his private residence as he left the White House in January 2021.
Trump Indicted on 37 Felony Counts
Trump stolen documents found among Diet Coke, Christmas ornaments, new photos reveal
Apr 28, 2024 UPDATE: Trump’s Valet Was Promised A Pardon If He Lied To The FBI
According to testimony from a witness to federal prosecutors, Donald Trump’s valet and indicted co-conspirator Walt Nauta was allegedly promised a presidential pardon if he lied to the FBI for the former president (if Trump won reelection.) It wasn’t immediately clear from the information released this week if the person who promised the pardon was Trump himself or another member of his team, but that doesn’t change the fact that this is now reaching conspiracy levels. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains what happened.
Trump once said a president under felony indictment would grind the government to a halt and create a constitutional crisis
Majority Of Americans Say Trump Should Be Indicted And Not Just Democrats
After evidence presented by the Jan. 6 committee during its public hearings showed Donald Trump knew he lost the election and still tried to steal it, nearly 60 percent of Americans believe Trump should be criminally charged, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll. In a major shift, the number of Republicans who think Trump is criminally liable has roughly doubled from April to June. Now, Trump is saying Kevin McCarthy was “foolish” to largely cancel the GOP out of the hearings. MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks to discuss the evidence against Trump.
Trump indictment: Here are the charges
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell reports the new filing from Jack Smith’s team of the evidence and witnesses the government will present in the classified documents case.
Trump Charged in Classified Documents Case: A Legal Analysis
Trump was charged with 37 counts in the investigation into his handling of classified documents. In his indictment, federal prosecutors lay out how they allege the former president kept national-defense information he knew he wasn’t supposed to have.
Trump DOJ Charges: ‘Smoking gun’ evidence came from Trump himself
Lies and failed lawyer plots led to Donald Trump’s DOJ indictment which alleges Trump obstructed prosecutors trying to recover the classified documents. The New York Times reporting tapes from Trump’s own lawyers created the “roadmap” to his indictment. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber breaks down new clues and strong evidence in U.S. v Donald Trump.
Steve Schmidt reacts to leaked audio of Trump admitting classified document possession
Steve Schmidt reacts to the leaked audio uncovered by CNN of the 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify. Steve explains the harm Trump is doing by being so flippant about United States military secrets and why he and other Republicans must be held to account.
Trump’s TV confessions pave path to prison: Jack Smith sends Trump his own interviews in new filing
Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered the first round of evidence to Donald Trump’s legal team in the classified documents case. The evidence includes testimony, documents and a witness list – and the unusual detail of transcripts of Trump’s incriminating “interviews” and “public statements” will be used as evidence.
‘He’s toast.’ Trump facing 100 years in prison.
“Forget president of the United States, Donald Trump is unfit to be the treasurer of your local rotary club. He is a real & present danger to our nation’s secrets, security, & democracy, whether inside or outside of a prison cell.” Mehdi Hasan on the indictment of Donald Trump.
Trump’s arrest shows the GOP’s double standard on FBI “compliance.” While many suspects are given minutes to comply with police, Trump was given months. In this special report, GOP’s double standard on “police rules” are exposed
Retired U.S. Army general blasts Trump in a devastating rant — and destroys every single one of his Republican enablers who are claiming that Trump “did nothing wrong” when he stole military intel. First, the former general set his sights on Donald Trump, declaring that “those in the military” are “the most pissed off” about Trump stealing Intel secrets.”
Then, the decorated General Mark Hertling declared that the sheer amount of Intel stolen is “gobsmacking” — but that’s not the worst part. The general revealed that even though the media is describing some of the Intel as “war plans,” the reality is MUCH worse.
He continued, “The documents were likely extremely detailed intelligence assessments, with potential foe (and ally) capabilities and weaknesses — and American war capabilities that we would not want anyone — especially our foes, to know. I have seen intel agencies, military units, foreign service officers put sweat and blood into providing these documents, making sure they are accurate. All those individuals KNOW they must get it right, because their work, their assessments, are provided to key decision-makers.
He continued, “One phrase in the indictment struck me like a bullet. Trump saying: ‘my boxes.’ None of these are his ‘personal papers.’ These documents provide information and intelligence – gathered through the use of US capabilities, put together by really smart, dedicated, patriotic individuals — to be used by US officials to defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Then, he set his sights on all of the Republican leaders, who are continuing to defend Trump, calling them “moronic” and declaring that, “Military and intel officials are pissed. All Americans should be equally pissed. But it seems that many are not — only because of how some in government are treating this case.”
Trump indictment is ‘vindication for the rule of law’
Professor Laurence Tribe tells MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that accountability might finally reach Donald Trump after he was indicted in the documents case by Jack Smith, who Tribe says put together a “devastating” case using Trump’s own words of “espionage of the most serious sort.”
DOJ has ZERO SYMPATHY for Trump Co-Conspirator
Walt Nauta was indicted instead of being given a full immunity deal as a result of his Trump-Save America PAC-paid lawyer screwing up a meeting with the DOJ in November 2022, and why his lawyer’s new attacks on the DOJ may lead to his own disqualification.
Trump STOLE Top Secret Classified Documents which belong to the National Archives then refused to return them, reports says
If Any Official Took This Many Documents, They Would Be In Jail
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, on Sunday warned of riots if former President Trump is prosecuted over the handling of classified materials found when the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago. Also, the Wall Street Journal editorial board asks if that’s all there is with the affidavit. Joe Scarborough weighs in on the Republican response and notes that if any member of Congress, any ambassador, any intelligence member took that many documents, they would be in jail.
‘I Would Be In Handcuffs’ If I Had Taken Documents Out Of Office, Says Fmr. Defense Sec.
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen joins Morning Joe to discuss new reporting on the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.
Hear what ex-FBI special agent noticed in evidence photo taken inside Trump’s home
CNN reporter and former FBI special agent Josh Campbell breaks down the evidence photo, which was arranged and taken by law enforcement, that shows classified documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s residence
Legal Expert: Empty Folders Suggests Classified Docs Were Possibly Given Away, Sold
Bill Barr says Donald Trump probably committed a serious crime in a stunning new interview. Joy and her panel discuss how on Friday we learned much more about the many classified documents Trump stole and stashed at Mar-a-Lago.
What’s Missing From The Stolen Documents
Ali Velshi speaks to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, and Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston about what we learned from the FBI inventory of the classified government documents that were seized from Mar-A-Lago and how Donald Trump fits into a classic “Law & Order” archetype.
Redacted Copy Of Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Affidavit Unsealed
A redacted copy of the search warrant affidavit for former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was unsealed. The 38-page document focused on what the FBI says it found in 15 boxes Trump returned to the National Archives in January. Agents found 184 classified documents, 67 of them confidential, 92 of them marked secret and 25 documents marked top secret. Trump slammed the redacted affidavit saying it was a “public relations subterfuge by the FBI and DOJ.”
Trump’s Hypocrisy On Display Over His Handling Of ‘Top Secret’ Documents
During the 2016 presidential race, Donald Trump repeatedly attacks Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email serve. As President, he even signed a law that increased penalties for mishandling classified information. Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman and NYU School of Law professor Melissa Murray joined American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss Trump’s own misuse of classified documents.
GOP Hypocrisy over Trump Documents
‘Mr. Trump Went Through The Boxes Himself’
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell reports on the breaking news from The New York Times that former President Donald Trump had over 300 documents at Mar-a-Lago and that he personally went through the boxes himself in 2021.
National Archives Releases Letter Sent To Trump Lawyers
A letter released by the National Archives confirms former President Trump took more than 700 pages of classified documents to Mar-a-Lago when he left office. Meantime, a judge gives Trump until Friday to clarify his request for a “special master.” Plus, the January 6th committee interviews former Trump national security adviser Robert O’Brien.
Trump Lawyer’s Lies May Have SEVERE Consequences
Trump is in some serious legal trouble after the FBI seized classified documents from his Mar-a-Lago home and his new attorney Christina Bobb, who is also a former OAN host, may be on the hook as well. Adrienne Lawrence breaks it down on Rebel HQ.
Trump Used ‘Burn Bags’ To Destroy Docs, Took Records To Mar-a-Lago
Flush Away The Evidence?: The Trump Toilet Obsession Takes A Crooked Turn
Trump Fears Indictment As ‘Lock Her Up’ Rallying Cry May Come Back To Haunt Him
Andrew Weissmann Predicts ‘The former president will be prosecuted’
Former DOJ prosecutor Andrew Weissmann reacts to the redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit that was unsealed and shows Trump mishandled classified documents.
Legal experts say Trump’s Declassification Defenses won’t hold up in a criminal trial
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton offers his take on Trump insiders defending the former president by asserting that he has the power to declassify top secret information.
How former Trump officials reacted to his documents claim
18 former top Trump administration officials tell CNN that they believe former President Donald Trump’s claim that he had a “standing order” to declassify documents he took from the Oval Office to the White House residence is patently false.
Trump Keeps Going Through The Lies On Mar-a-Lago Documents
Former President Trump’s latest explanation for top secret government documents that were stored at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida is that ‘everyone ends up having to bring home their work from time to time,’ according to reports.
Attorney Shoots Down Trump’s ‘Insane’ New Document Defense
Neal Katyal, former acting U.S. Solicitor General, Andrew Weissmann, former FBI General Counsel, and Bradley Moss, a national security attorney, about what we can learn from the newly released Trump search warrant and why Donald Trump’s newest explanation for the classified documents found at Mar-A-Lago makes no sense.
Trump’s Declassification Defenses Won’t Hold Up In A Criminal Trial Says Katyal
Former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal reacts to the Mar-A-Lago search warrant showing former President Trump is under criminal investigation
‘Pretty much BS’: Ex-CIA director rebuts Trump’s claim about documents
Leon Panetta, who served as Secretary of Defense and CIA director in the Obama administration, rebuts a claim by former President Donald Trump’s allies that a president can declassify whatever documents they choose.
Trump used Obama to defend actions after FBI search. Hear why that isn’t accurate
CNN’s Daniel Dale reviews claims made by former President Donald Trump on his social media platform Truth Social about the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
