The indictment issued Friday also includes charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice, unauthorized retention of classified documents and making a false statement in the case. Among other things, the indictment states that the former president refused to turn over classified documents kept at his Mar-a-Lago home in South Florida, which he took with him after leaving the White House in January 2021.
According to the indictment, the stolen documents included information about US nuclear programs, the potential for military attack by the US and its allies, and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack.
The maximum sentence for a single charge is 20 years. Trump is scheduled to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday. The indictment filed by a special counsel for the US Department of Justice,
This is the first time a former US president has faced federal criminal charges.
In addition, on the day the indictment was announced, two lawyers who were representing former US President Donald Trump in the trial resigned.
This morning we have resigned as counsel to President Trump and will no longer represent him in the January 6 impeachment case or investigation.
– says the joint statement of Jim Trosti and John Rowley.
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