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Federal prosecutors have filed a new indictment against the leading candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, who will face trial in this case in May next year. On the same day, Trump’s lawyers met with prosecutors to discuss a possible indictment in another case related to his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The first indictment against the former president, filed last month, charges he endangered national security by keeping highly sensitive nuclear and defense information after leaving the White House. According to the indictment, Trump kept the documents, including Pentagon and CIA records, insecurely at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, residence and hampered efforts to recover them.
The new charges accuse Trump of collaborating with his personal assistant, Waltine “Walt” Nauta, and property manager, Carlos de Oliveira, to remove footage from Mar-a-Lago’s security cameras. These are in addition to existing charges of “deliberate withholding of national defense information,” conspiracy to obstruct justice, giving false testimony, and other crimes, to which Trump has pleaded not guilty.
The Trump campaign has rejected the charges, calling them a desperate attempt by the Justice Department and the “Biden crime family” to harass him and those close to him. The former president has described prosecutor Jack Smith as “disordered” and stated that he “knows that he does not have a case.”
In addition, it has been reported that Trump is the subject of an investigation related to the events of January 6, 2020, when the attack on the US Capitol took place. This investigation focuses on efforts to prevent certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election and has cited various federal criminal statutes, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of official process, and disenfranchisement.
The trial over the secret documents will begin in May next year, amid a turbulent and polarized presidential campaign. Trump’s lawyers have suggested that the trial take place after the November 2024 election. In addition, Trump also faces state charges in New York for hidden payments to a porn star during the 2016 election, which will involve court appearances during his election campaign.
