CHARGE: Willful Retention of National Defense Info
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Trump is charged with 32 counts of willful retention of national defense information (a violation of the Espionage Act). According to the indictment, Trump held on to national defense documents—including several labeled "Top Secret" — even after they had been requested by the FBI and the National Archives.
CHARGE: Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice
Trump is charged with three counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, with the former president being accused of hiding documents from the FBI, the grand jury investigating him, and his own attorneys. Trump is also alleged to have falsely asserted that he had handed over all the classified documents in his possession.
In the superseding indictment issued later, prosecutors further alleged he and his two co-defendants (aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Olivera) worked to try and destroy security footage after it was subpoenaed by the FBI.
Trump indictment case
Boxes containing documents are stored in a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago. US DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK
CHARGE: Withholding a Document or Record
Trump is charged with one count of withholding a document or record, with the indictment alleging that he "attempted to persuade" his own attorney "to hide and conceal documents from a federal grand jury." The court filing further alleges that Trump and his aide, Nauta, misled his attorney by moving documents so that the attorney would not find them and produce them to the federal grand jury.
CHARGE: Concealing a Document in a Federal Investigation
Trump is charged with one count of corruptly concealing a document or record; again, the indictment alleges that he and Nauta attempted to hide documents from his own attorney so as not to submit them to a grand jury.
CHARGE: Scheme to Conceal
Trump is charged with one count of scheme to conceal; again, the indictment alleges that he and Nauta attempted to hide documents from his own attorney so as not to submit them to a grand jury.
CHARGE: False Statements and Representations
Trump is charged with one count of false statements and representations. The indictment alleges he said in a sworn certification that "a diligent search was conducted of the boxes that were moved from the White House to Florida" and that "any and all responsive documents" were turned over.